Adrian Younge

When people make the educated argument that things should go back, it's more like going back to a feeling they had when they heard some of the music that came out. Not going back to that music being rehashed. That's stupid.

I try to find a vocalist that I don't have to make better. I try to find a vocalist that can make me better, and in turn, I can make them better so that we are, as a team, making ourselves better. I like the vocalist to challenge me. I love to challenge a vocalist.

To me, recording with live instruments and tape takes things back to an older sound that I like but that's still fresh.

It's important for a young black kid to see a Mexican hero, just to know that we're all equal.

When you get older, you try to get what you wanted as a kid. Maybe you wanted an arcade in your house or Q-Tip rapping on your beats.

Luke Cage' is a gift. There's so many different ways you can look at it.

I've always been a big fan of Kendrick's, but it's different when you hear him on your own production.

My music sounds different because the techniques are archaic, seeing as most people only record digitally.

As me being somebody that makes arguably nostalgic music, I cannot stand when somebody tries to make old music just to sound old.

I love the song 'Picasso Baby,' and I think the performance art piece was brilliant. I love that fact that Jay Z is continuing to raise the bar on hip hop.

I'm the black dude that loves old black culture. I also love old white culture. I just love history, but I'm the guy that wants to bring things back and push them forward.

To me, the Ennio Morricone kind of sound is a derivative of soul music.