I love Rihanna.

Everything's a battle.

Tierra Whack is very wise.

Earl Sweatshirt is very wise.

I'm actually a true lyricist.

Once I found art, it was a wrap.

I've been Rico since 10th grade.

I wanted a future outside my hometown.

I feel very open to trying new things.

I feel like I'm really loud and brash.

I thought I'd be famous for being cute.

The name Rico Nasty came from Instagram.

Taurus and Sagittarius do not get along.

I met Yachty through Twitter early 2015.

Tales of Tacobella' showed that I can rap.

I wanna be be able to take care of my mom.

I got expelled from high school my freshman year.

I love when people are just naturally happy people.

You gotta be very positive. It helps. It really does.

I don't wanna be bare minimum. I wanna be successful.

I was like, weird on purpose. I wanted to be an outcast.

I've never been the type of person to put myself in a box.

Lil Yachty is opening up that lane of being a black weirdo.

I'm like pixie grunge. The perfect blend of sugar and spice.

I've been imagining spikes in my head since I was 13 years old.

Whenever I'm around Spanish people, I'm kind of like a fly on the wall.

I don't want to be that stereotypical black girl that's mad all the time.

Some women can probably be Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, but some of us can't.

A lot of times I play my music at shows based on the views and the streams.

It's hard to be dainty and la la la when you're also supposed to be strong.

I grew up listening to Bob Marley, Jill Scott, Floetry, Nas, Jay-Z, Beyonce.

At the end of the day, you have a side of the story that needs to be heard, too.

As women, we're always supposed to be catty, or too cute to dance. And it sucks.

I feel like what motivates me is what would motivate the regular average person.

I went with Atlantic because I got a lawyer to look at my contract and my contract was fire.

When I started making music, I figured the name Rico Nasty would give a background of who I am.

I shot 'Poppin' in L.A. because I love L.A. Because when I came out here, I fell in love with it.

I feel like what made 'Nasty' so fire was it was finally something that they couldn't take from me.

I feel like all artists have to come to L.A. at least once because it's just beautiful. It's peaceful.

I used to play Joan Jett all the time. Then, the movie 'The Runaways' came out. It was a wrap from there.

I've always wanted to dress like this, and I've always wanted my music to have the edge, the twist to it.

When I wanted to become an artist I wanted to be versatile but at the same time, fans never know what to expect.

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.'

It's just amazing being a parent, being a little nervous at first, but then everything falls into place naturally.

Why still be pretty and all that when there's so many girly female rappers already? You can be a rock star instead.

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.

I don't know, whenever someone was like, 'Yeah, I'm going to the studio,' I just went with them. And I started recording.

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.

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.

Whenever comparisons get too crazy I just think about my goals, and what I want from myself. I don't look at any references.

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