"Cutting and pasting is the essence of what hip-hop culture is all about for me. It's about drawing from what's around…"

"Producers like Organized Noize mix samples and live instruments really well, but for me, it almost feels like a cop-o…"

"Initially, advertising slogans influenced me the most. I really liked the way that language was aggressive and immedi…"

"Willie Nelson has an ability that is particular to country music – these one-liners that set up a whole song, then ev…"

"Hidden by distance, the darkness behind the stars reached an impenetrable black density. Light, thought, and possibil…"

"There's a point when you wake up from a drunk, in perfect clarity. The synapses in your brain feel greased, and the d…"

"In order to come out the winner, in my mind, I memorized their faces, down to the smallest detail, the smallest nuanc…"

"My hands are soft and cool. When I touch the smooth enamel walls of my stall, I feel the warmth of the women pass thr…"

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