“I don't hate any sort of music but I just think that the lyricism needs to be in the forefront.” Quote by Joell Ortiz
“I've always been able to write rhymes and that would be like when you consult with your girl. When I'm mad and s - t like that I would throw headphones on and close my room door, when I'm mad I just close the door with my girl and f - k her. In so many different ways hip-hop has been like my girl and it's always been there to hold me down.” WayWritingHas BeensDifferentWould BeAbleGirlRoomsDoorsMadHip HopHipsDifferent WaysHopsRhymeHold MeMy GirlHeadphones Author:Joell Ortiz
“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
“My earliest influences would definitely be my father, just seeing him play in different bands and going to his shows and going to the rehearsals. You know what I'm saying, it was the typical story of a son looking up to his dad. So the years that my father was around, my father was my biggest influence.” KnowsYearsDifferentPlayStoriesShowsFatherSeeingInfluenceSonDadBandTypicalRehearsal Author:Jon Connor
“I believe that being a successful rapper is probably attainable.” BelieveI BelieveSuccessfulRapper Author:Jon Connor
“Everything happens for a reason, everything is part of a puzzle that, even at the time, if we don't understand the bigger picture, everything has significant role in what's to come in the future.” IfsReasonHappensRolesBiggerSignificantThings HappenPuzzlesEverything Happens For A ReasonHappens For A ReasonBigger Picture Author:Jon Connor
“I believe that, your art is like a time capsule for where you were at, where your mentality was at, at that specific or that particular space in time. A lot of times people want the same thing over and over again; I'm not going to give you that, I'm just not. So, I want my fans to continue to grow with me and let's take this journey, because it ain't gon' never stop.” PeopleWantGivingBelieveArtI BelieveGrowsSpaceJourneyFansParticularArt IsMentalityTime Capsules Author:Jon Connor
“I know that in the rap game you've got a lot of people, that come from poverty, was born in poverty and if it wasn't for hiphop they'd still be living in that. So when I think of hiphop, I think hiphop saves lifes, hiphop changes lives.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsStillsGamesBornPovertyRapLife Changing Author:Jon Connor
“Hiphop allows you to get your love ones, your family members up out of the hood and that sh-t sounds cliché, but it's true. So when I think of hiphop, I just think of all the opportunity it's provided, of all the places it's taking me.” ThinkingOpportunitySoundMembersOur FamilyHoodFamily Members Author:Jon Connor
“I think hiphop is a beautiful thing and I embody it and I'm going to live it and I'm going to represent it until the day I leave this earth, because I represent everything positive about hiphop.” ThinkingEarthBeautifulBeautiful Things Author:Jon Connor