Rico Nasty

“When I first knew that I wanted to rap I was seven years old and I lost the talent show. It was like spoken word or something. My mom made me do it. It was a Langston Hughes poem. The girl t...”

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

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

“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.”

“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 abo...”

“I'm actually a true lyricist.”

“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.”

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

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

“I want to bring more structure into my shows sometimes but honestly, people have told me they like the randomness and how crazy it gets.”

“The name Rico Nasty came from Instagram.”

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

“I've been Rico since 10th grade.”

“I love Rihanna.”

“Taurus and Sagittarius do not get along.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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