The Thing About New York Is You

I Grew Up In New York City In The '80s, And It Was The Epicenter Of Hip-hop. There Was No Internet. Cable Television Wasn't As Broad. I Would Listen To The Radio, Hear Cars Pass By Playing A Song, Or Tape Songs Off Of The Radio. At That Time, There Was Such An Excitement Around Hip-hop Music.

I Love Doing Things That Are Titillating. I Think Race Can Be Very Funny, And I Think I'm Very Comfortable Discussing It And Bringing It Up.

Only A Genius Can Play A Fool.

Socially, Hip-hop Has Done More For Racial Camaraderie In This Country Than Any One Thing. 'cause Guys Like Me, My Kids - Everyone Under 45 Either Grew Up Loving Hip-hop Or Hating Hip-hop, But Everyone Under 45 Grew Up Very Aware Of Hip-hop. So When You're A White Kid And You're Listening To This Music And You're Being Exposed To It Every Day On Mtv, Black People Become Less Frightening. This Is Just A Reality. What Hip-hop Has Done Bringing People Together Is Enormous.

When I Was A Kid, My First Favorite Song Was Probably Lou Reed's "walk On The Wild Side."