“I don't ever really feel guilty about music, quite frankly. When you're younger, you think that anything you don't like, you have to hate. I'm so far beyond that perspective. Although, I will say I resent Bruno Mars for making me like him as much as I do. I wish that he wasn't so likeable.”

American rapper, songwriter, and record producer

El-P, born Jaime Stuart Meline, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer active since the 1990s. He first came to prominence as a member of Company Flow, and later became widely known as one half of Run the Jewels. He has been a major figure in alternative hip-hop, both as a solo artist and as a producer. His credits include work with Aesop Rock, Cage, and Mr. Lif, and he was also a member of The Weathermen and a co-founder, owner, and CEO of the Definitive Jux record label.