11. Love and Memorize Your Lyrics
“You should know your lyrics. You can know or do all this other stuff, but as a rapper, if you don’t know your raps … What are you doing? I think that doesn’t only apply to the battle rappers but also in the studio, also when you’re doing a live performance.”
“I don’t fool with people unless they memorize their bars before they go into the studio. I don’t like to punch in all the times. Punching in is a backup just in case. That’s almost like a mark of unprofessionalism. You have to respect your engineer’s time. A good engineer will make your project sound amazing. Like the reason why A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, EPMD and all them that these classic works are because they have classic engineers behind them.”