Quincy jones& Pharrell

You’ve mentioned before that you’re calling a lot of artists, but many of them don’t want to get involved. Do you think they’re scared?

Swizz Beatz: “I think that some of the artists don’t have 20 songs to put up on the table. For other artists it’s about their reputation. If there’s a one percent chance of people saying that they didn’t win – even though everybody wins – some people just can’t take that.”

Phonte of Little Brother said this week that he thinks Pharrell is the only producer who would stand a chance against Quincy Jones in a battle. Do you agree?

Swizz Beatz: “Quincy Jones is Quincy Jones. What is anybody gonna do when he plays ‘Thriller’?”