J Dilla is one of my favorite producers, hands down. He changed the way I listened to not only music, but sounds as well. He showed me that hard work and a bit of solitude can come a long way, and that’s just my assumption based on what I’ve read, or heard. I never had the chance to meet J Dilla, but I’m blessed to have met some of the best producers inspired by none other than Jay Dee.

DJs and turntables were the founding elements of hip-hop. Kool Herc and other DJs would tap into the power lines to connect their equipment and perform at venues such as public basketball courts and at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, New York, a historic building "where hip hop was born".