"Well I was always a hustler... I ran numbers; I wasn't a stick up kid, but I was a fence for them. I used to sell weed; and was kicked out of Music and Art for that."

"Yeah when I was 7 or 8 my moms would have little parties, and I would play the music."

"Pete Dj Jones was the first person that I saw with 2 turntables. This was 1972."

"Hip Hop is thee dominant youth culture in the world right now."

"The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships."

"My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood."

"I was signed when I was 19 years old, in 1980. I went to Germany and France. Seeing the world at that time was just an awesome experience for a teenager."

"I used to date Latoya for awhile, I was a close freind of the family."