Public Enemy is the security of the hip-hop party.
Eminem has talent, and his talent is the thing that influences many young people who would have never gone anywhere near rap. White kids in different parts of the world use him as a barometer and the standard to live up to. In some ways, Eminem is an artist who has ushered in a new movement.
When I first got into the rap game, I had an early dream of unifying rappers.
The song, 'Life is Better,' is about hip-hop. It's about my love for hip-hop. And, you know, I go through all the artists from the beginning to the end, you know. And, well, not to the end, but since the beginning to now, you know.
I'll always love rap, no matter what's going on.
I come from the golden age of hip hop when all the greats came on the scene.
Wu-Tang is looked at like the Rolling Stones of hip-hop.
Wu-Tang has opened many doors for hip hop.
Lil B opened up the floodgates for Odd Future, and now rap has a huge Internet culture.
I'm trying to bring gangster rap back to the forefront, like in the early '90s.
I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol.
So to compare the Beatles, obviously the Beatles are the Beatles, but in hip-hop terms, Tribe is the Beatles. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five are the Beatles. Big Daddy Kane is Jimi Hendrix. It means that much to people that grew up with it.
Well unfortunately I didn't work with Andre much. But rap is a strong presence in the culture and anyone is going to grateful for its appearance, grateful for any kind of music that has the kind of effect that rap has had on us all.
Odd Future's like a network as opposed to like a rap group.
I'm a big hip-hop fan since being a kid. It was the first music that spoke to me and made me feel like, 'Yeah.'
