Rico Nasty

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

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

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

I like music where someone is trying to get their power back.

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

I thought I'd be famous for being cute.

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 love Rihanna.

I feel very open to trying new things.

I got expelled from high school my freshman year.

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.

I feel like what I'm bringing to the table that's different is like not just consistency in the music but consistency in the creativity, consistency in the visuals, in the fashion, participation with the fans and things that I give them and merch and stuff like that. And I'm very active with them.

Everything's a battle.

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

It's very important when you in the studio to be with a confident creative.

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

I stopped making music for other people.

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

I plan to break the barriers that people try to trap female rappers in. This isn't about 'Oh she sounds good for a female rapper,' it's about 'Yo, she sounds really good on this and can really rap!'

I'm actually a true lyricist.