Joell Ortiz Quotes

I wake up hip-hop,
Go to sleep hip-hop,
Dream ’bout hip-hop,
‘Cause I AM HIP-HOP.

Back in the days the great emcees made singles, had great shows, won battles, had all the girls and dressed fly. ThatВ№s what I’m about…the total package emcees.

If you can perfect the booth, the stage and just your persona, like maybe in interviews and when people talk to you, then you’re a full well-rounded emcee in my opinion.

I’m really, really, really, really conservative with money. I got to give myself a lot of excuses to spend money, because I come from nothin’.

What inspired me as a child is the same thing that inspires me now: being nice. I always try to one up everybody with verses and be lyrical and just stand for the art.

I don’t hate any sort of music but I just think that the lyricism needs to be in the forefront.