A lot of people tend to get intimidated by looking at a place where they're from as empty. I look at it like a clean slate.
— Rico Nasty
When I made 'Tales of Tacobella,' and I made 'Sugar Trap,' it was like people literally trying to say that like, either that they made it, or that they helped make it, and then they continued to try to steal the flow, try to steal the aesthetic of everything I tried to build.
Lil Yachty is opening up that lane of being a black weirdo.
Shoutouts to Cardi B. She's going to be a great mom.
I'm proud of who I am.
As women, we're always supposed to be catty, or too cute to dance. And it sucks.
I shot 'Poppin' in L.A. because I love L.A. Because when I came out here, I fell in love with it.
I never wanted to stop making music.
I don't know, whenever someone was like, 'Yeah, I'm going to the studio,' I just went with them. And I started recording.
I think my sound is very loud. I want other people to describe it as a form of therapy - therapeutic music, a form of release to them.
I love that my friends understand that I'm not gonna forget about the old me.
I wanted a future outside my hometown.
When I started rapping, I was like, I'ma change my name before I become famous. And that didn't happen. I didn't have time.
It's hard to be dainty and la la la when you're also supposed to be strong.
I like music where someone is trying to get their power back.
I love Beyonce. I feel like Beyonce is the final form of a person. Like, you gotta get to your Beyonce stage in life. That's your final form as a human.
I got expelled from high school my freshman year.
I don't want to say I'm that famous, but when you see me, you see me.
I feel like what made 'Nasty' so fire was it was finally something that they couldn't take from me.
I wanna be be able to take care of my mom.
Try performing with your period. Like really, and then call me back. I know Beyonce has. I know Nicki has. I know all of the legendary women have had to do that. A man can't do that.
I don't want people to expect the hard tracks to continue my whole career. When I started making music, I wasn't making music like that.
A lot of times I play my music at shows based on the views and the streams.
I feel like I have a lot of rhythm because I'm from the DMV. Because you got so many different types of music: Baltimore Club music, Go-Go, then you got the DMV rap music scene, then you got the DMV R&B music scene. It's a lot of music and it's a lot of taste that caters to most.
It's a lot of women that was before me, it's a lot of women that's gonna come after me!
Whenever comparisons get too crazy I just think about my goals, and what I want from myself. I don't look at any references.
I really hate when I do a great song with great lyrics but my voice just don't fit because of the type of beat I picked.
When I wanted to become an artist I wanted to be versatile but at the same time, fans never know what to expect.
Taurus and Sagittarius do not get along.
Some women can probably be Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, but some of us can't.
I've been imagining spikes in my head since I was 13 years old.
I'm like pixie grunge. The perfect blend of sugar and spice.
I love Rihanna.
I feel like being a 2019 XXL Freshman is just, it's important for me because not too many women can say they've... gotten anything like this, not too many people from where I come from can say that they've gotten anything like this.
They're never gonna not put you in a box. It's something that they have to do, because nine times out of 10 people don't understand creativity.
It is kind of easy for me to speak out. Just because I am very vocal in my music about a lot of different emotions, like anger, and normally stuff that people would hide, I'm okay with as a woman.
I don't wanna be bare minimum. I wanna be successful.
I think that it is important to mingle with your peers and get to know the people that you coming up with because everything that we're doing is history.
That aggression came over time from dealing with stuff - 'Anger Management' really is what it's called. That project came out and I felt a weight lifted off my chest. I learned something about myself.
I feel like all artists have to come to L.A. at least once because it's just beautiful. It's peaceful.
I feel like I'm really loud and brash.
When I was in high school, I was like the only girl making music.
I've always wanted to dress like this, and I've always wanted my music to have the edge, the twist to it.
I made 'iCarly' when I was 18 years old.
People keep trying to say I'm one type of artist and I'm just not.
I've been Rico since 10th grade.
I was like, weird on purpose. I wanted to be an outcast.
I didn't want to do music. I was very doubtful. I was like, 'Oh my God. No one wants to hear a teen mom rapper.'
I thought I'd be famous for being cute.
I feel very open to trying new things.
