The reason why it is that strong, and why HipHop is so inbred, is that there is a very structured wheel, a very definable system on how to get paid in HipHop. Busta Rhymes is someone who took that road and sure enough got paid. As long people like him are allowed to continue to do that it wont change. There is a very specific sound and a very specific attitude, and it changes every year, but as long as you stay in there and keep doing it, and keep narrowing your scope, dressing the rigt ways etc. you get paid.
I don't hate what I love. I love what I love and I hate what I hate. - Dj Shadow
I don't hate what I love. I love what I love and I hate what I hate.
- Dj Shadow
When I'm looking for DJ sets and stuff to drop, I look for music that I feel is gonna get the reaction I want from the crowd. - Dj Shadow
When I'm looking for DJ sets and stuff to drop, I look for music that I feel is gonna get the reaction I want from the crowd.
When I make music, it takes me two hours to get into the flow. To me it's like tapping into some kind of subconscious frequency: I just have to turn … - Dj Shadow
When I make music, it takes me two hours to get into the flow. To me it's like tapping into some kind of subconscious frequency: I just have to turn …
So, in addition to being a full-time father of two and everything else in life, it isn't so much that I'm sitting around plotting an album. I just ki… - Dj Shadow
So, in addition to being a full-time father of two and everything else in life, it isn't so much that I'm sitting around plotting an album. I just ki…
I still consider myself a consumer of music more than anything else. - Dj Shadow
I still consider myself a consumer of music more than anything else.
Frequently, when I'm compared to someone, I'm like, "Is that really what people think I sound like?" - Dj Shadow
Frequently, when I'm compared to someone, I'm like, "Is that really what people think I sound like?"
My core values are still the same about music, and my work ethic, and what I want to represent to people. - Dj Shadow
My core values are still the same about music, and my work ethic, and what I want to represent to people.
I don't care if I get kicked out of every rich kid club on the planet. I will never sacrifice my integrity as a DJ...ever. - Dj Shadow
I don't care if I get kicked out of every rich kid club on the planet. I will never sacrifice my integrity as a DJ...ever.
Anything that sparks some eight-year-old's interest in music or DJing is great. - Dj Shadow
Anything that sparks some eight-year-old's interest in music or DJing is great.
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