You can have a phenomenal booth artist and he can get in there and be a technician in the booth and it won't translate on the stage. I think that's what makes emcees emcees. Some rapper dudes are great rappers but it don't translate on stage.
Back in the days the great emcees made singles, had great shows, won battles, had all the girls and dressed fly. That¹s what I'm about...the total pa… - Joell Ortiz
Back in the days the great emcees made singles, had great shows, won battles, had all the girls and dressed fly. That¹s what I'm about...the total pa…
- Joell Ortiz
I don't hate any sort of music but I just think that the lyricism needs to be in the forefront. - Joell Ortiz
I don't hate any sort of music but I just think that the lyricism needs to be in the forefront.
I've always been able to write rhymes and that would be like when you consult with your girl. When I'm mad and s - t like that I would throw headphon… - Joell Ortiz
I've always been able to write rhymes and that would be like when you consult with your girl. When I'm mad and s - t like that I would throw headphon…
What inspired me as a child is the same thing that inspires me now: being nice. I always try to one up everybody with verses and be lyrical and just … - Joell Ortiz
What inspired me as a child is the same thing that inspires me now: being nice. I always try to one up everybody with verses and be lyrical and just …
If you can perfect the booth, the stage and just your persona, like maybe in interviews and when people talk to you, then you're a full well-rounded … - Joell Ortiz
If you can perfect the booth, the stage and just your persona, like maybe in interviews and when people talk to you, then you're a full well-rounded …
You owe dough? You ain't give up that cheese? Hey... Sooner or later, you'll Pay, Pal (no eBay). - Joell Ortiz
You owe dough? You ain't give up that cheese? Hey... Sooner or later, you'll Pay, Pal (no eBay).
You can have a phenomenal booth artist and he can get in there and be a technician in the booth and it won't translate on the stage. I think that's w… - Joell Ortiz
You can have a phenomenal booth artist and he can get in there and be a technician in the booth and it won't translate on the stage. I think that's w…
I wake up hip-hop, Go to sleep hip-hop, Dream 'bout hip-hop, 'Cause I AM HIP-HOP. - Joell Ortiz
I wake up hip-hop, Go to sleep hip-hop, Dream 'bout hip-hop, 'Cause I AM HIP-HOP.
I'm really, really, really, really conservative with money. I got to give myself a lot of excuses to spend money, because I come from nothin'. - Joell Ortiz
I'm really, really, really, really conservative with money. I got to give myself a lot of excuses to spend money, because I come from nothin'.
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