
How Three of Hip-Hop’s Most Ingenious Independents Helped Make 2012 a Year to Remember

“You’re listening for the spirit of the thing, the heart of the thing, and the honesty of the thing.”

“The rest of the guys looked like they just got back from stuffing their heads up a drunken wolf’s ass.”

“It was the most horrific, 10-minute-long, weird piece of shit I have ever heard in my life… So I sent him a message and asked him if he wanted to work with me.”

“What I’ve learned is that you put your music out there, and even if you have an intended place or way to be listened to, people will do their own thing with it.”

“I was thinking to myself, ‘Everyone is gonna fuckin’ hate the next album, regardless of what I do.’”