The Chronic Represented Everything That I Hated

The Chronic Represented Everything That I Hated About Hip-hop As A Fan, But Then Later Represented Everything That I Stood For As A Musician And Engineer.

I Really Appreciate When People Use Their Fame And Their Voice For More Than Just Self-promotion, Starting A Dialogue About A Topic Or An Issue Much Bigger Than Themselves.

I Grew Up In Somewhat Of A War Zone In West Philadelphia In 1985, '86. It Wasn't As Extreme As Someone Coming In The Classroom And Just Unloading On A Class, But I Knew To Take The Scenic Route To Go To The Grocery Store To Avoid Certain Elements.

Reagan's Neglect Of The Inner City Is Responsible For Hiphop. Hiphop Is Created Thanks To The Conditions That Crack Set: Easy Money But A Lot Of Work, The Violence Involved, The Stories It Produced. Crack Helped Birth Hiphop.

Switching Off Perfection Switched On The Human Quality