18 Quotes by Jme

Sometimes I feel like we don't need to vote - like it doesn't matter.

The fabric of our community, our culture, is MCing.

When I'm making music... or writing a bar... I'm not thinking, 'Ah, I can't wait to put this on Spotify! I can't wait to put this on Apple Music!' I don't make music for that. I make music so I can see it - I need to see the reaction. I need to feel it.

Music videos are like tools that young artists use to earn respect from their peers, to 'represent.'

When you grow up in a council flat, sometimes living on top of members of your crew, the feeling of community is intense.

MCs want to represent how it is on their streets. But many of the younger ones are closed-minded: they think about the image more than the music. But as they grow older they realize the music matters more than their image.

A lot of young artists think that by looking tough in a homemade video they're worth something. In time they'll realize getting respected for your talent is what counts.

I will eventually grow into a businessman.

'New Slaves' is too real to me. It's like a freestyle of real talk, with the sickest beat. It's like the beat was made for the verses themselves.