“You can have a phenomenal booth artist and he can get in there and be a technician in the booth and it won't translate on the stage. I think that's what makes emcees emcees. Some rapper dudes are great rappers but it don't translate on stage.” ThinkingArtistStageRapperTranslatePhenomenalTechniciansEmcee Author:Joell Ortiz
“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.” PeopleIfsWellsPerfectOpinionStageInterviewsPersonaWell RoundedEmcee Author:Joell Ortiz
“Hip-hop definitely saved my life. Being able to write about the things I was doing, the things I was seein' and all that stuff, putting that on paper and coming into my own as Joell Ortiz. That's why I don't have a stage name, because I chose to talk about everything under the sun that happened to me or next to me in my music.” WritingAbleNextNamesStuffMy OwnSunHappenedStagePaperHip HopSavedHipsHops Author:Joell Ortiz
