“I started off as a graffiti artist in the South Bronx. My tag name was...” — Swizz Beatz Quote

“I started off as a graffiti artist in the South Bronx. My tag name was 'Loco' because I would go crazy and tag anywhere I wanted, in the weirdest places.”

“When I was a barber, me being extreme was how I got popular: you name it, I was drawing it on someone's head.”

“I don't even know how to sell a piece of artwork of mine because it's so personal.”

“As a little kid, I watched hip hop get created. So it's an honour for me to represent the Bronx, the motherland of hip hop.”

“Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert was really the first guy to inspire me. My mom got a Memphis wrestling tape from the Bronx and I saw Gilbert and that was it. He was definitely the first guy who made me think I wanted to do this. He doesn't get enough credit.”

“My father showed me so much love. He showed my brother so much love. He just, he had a rough life. You know, he grew up in a boys home in the Bronx. He didn't really know his own family. So I couldn't hold it against him that he didn't know how to parent. He didn't know how to be the perfect husband. But he loved as much as he could.”