In a world where discovery is more important than delivery, it's the people who find, remix and direct attention to old stuff that should be rewarded, not the people who deliver it or sit on it waiting for someone to show up.
I got introduced to Maps by my label, and I liked his sound. I had been living with the original version of 'Younger' for quite a long time when I heard the result of his remix, and I loved it. It actually made me find a new love for the track.
I would love to do a collaboration with Lil' Wayne. I would have loved to sing on his song, 'How To Love.' I wanted to do the remix to that song really bad.
Growing up, my favorite group was New Edition. I loved the opportunity to do the remix to Bobby Brown's song 'Get Away'. I told myself that I would have my own group like New Edition one day.
I doubt I'll ever pay someone to do a remix again, because there's some amazing stuff just coming out of bedrooms.
My wife cooks. I can't cook. I can remix leftovers pretty good, though.
After the 'Grey Album,' everyone thought of me as the hip-hop guy, the remix maestro. I didn't know how to show them otherwise.
I like to blur the line between remix and cover version and new song.
I'm not going to lie; I'm not a huge remix person.
If you remix, people want to tap into your sound. If you keep that to yourself, it makes the sound more special.