It's just an honor to compete in New York, New Jersey, the tri-state area, where we're from. I have so much roots there, so much family.
I'm from Middlesboro, Ky., a little town on the Tennessee and Virginia border.
I live in New Jersey, so I kind of just go to New York whenever.
I'm not from Philly - I'm from South Jersey, but we still consider that the Philly area.
Hip-hop went through different stages, from the beginning in the streets of the Bronx, to the whole Tri-State area and then to the rest of the United States and the rest of the world.
In a way, Jersey really supports rock, maybe more than New York City and Long Island. I know plenty of bands that tour and do much better at Starland or other clubs in New Jersey than others in the tri-state area.
I was born in New York City but grew up across the Hudson River in Alpine, New Jersey.
New York is the center of the world. I grew up in Connecticut, outside of the city, and my father commuted to the city for work.
I grew up outside of DC, New York state, and Connecticut.
I always figured Metropolis was north of New York, actually. Between New York and Boston, in my mind.
I felt like I could take the responsibility and make the Nas movement bigger and not keep it confined to the Tri-State area, so to speak. He allowed me to do that. When we were together, we made a lot of noise, and I made him an international star.
