98 Quotes by El-P

I would have to be traditional and say that my favorite era of hip-hop was between '85-'89. That was the era that got me to love hip-hop.

I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form.

With me, I'm going to have a label where no one is ever cheated, ever.

I have a tendency to dip my foot in self-destructive behavior.

One of the reasons why I thought it was a good decision to put Def Jux on hold is that it's a hell of a lot easier to dismiss something as a movement than to dismiss individuals making good records.

Def Jam is the reason why I started a label.

You put a piece of music out, and it's not in your hands anymore, and that's cool with me.

A lot of people thought 'Funcrusher' was super dark and hopeless, and I don't think it was hopeless in any way.

When writing songs, especially if they're kinda semi-true to you, a lot of people hide behind whatever their idea of themselves is in the record, and every now and then, you might make a song that exposes something a little too much about you, and there's a part that doesn't want yourself to be exposed.