We had one thing in common - we were in love. But love is just a gift, and it doesn't answer everything and it's like a precious plant that you have to nurture and look after and all that.
Hip-hop has always been chronologically misunderstood.
In the '70s, anybody who was a connoisseur of collecting vinyl had the velvet brush. Remember the velvet brush? It would clean the record, and you would only grab the record from the sides and you would carefully slide it into the jacket. I never had a velvet brush.
I was reckless with records. I would pull them out by my fingertips. I would put my hands all over them.
Too many times, people are hearing the story from the second floor. Nobody's heard the story from the basement.
I needed to be able to hear the mix before you do - that's when I came up with the "peek-a-boo" system.
Hip-hop has always been chronologically misunderstood. Too many times, people are hearing the story from the second floor. Nobody's heard the story from the basement. If hip-hop was a cake, all I can tell you is the eggs, the flour, the sugar, the vanilla - the ingredient years.
While they are kids, my children must do as I say.
Someday I'll wish upon a star.
The race is long. It is better to drive within oneself and finish the race behind the other than it is to drive too hard and crash.
My tone and my style are reflected in the movies I choose to make. I want to make big movies. My dream is to be Jon Favreau or Ben Affleck.