A biography for Rico Nastyhasn’t been written yet.
“I stopped making music for other people.”
“I like music where someone is trying to get their power back.”
“I grew up listening to Bob Marley, Jill Scott, Floetry, Nas, Jay-Z, Beyonce.”
“The name Rico Nasty came from Instagram.”
“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 never wanted to stop making music.”
“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.”
“The first time my dad ever heard my mixtape it was 'Summer's Eve,' and he was fresh out of jail. And he'd be in jail for like damn near two years.”
“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 that came on after me, she wound up winning. She was a singer.”
“Everything's a battle.”
“I'm proud of who I am.”
“I feel like I'm really loud and brash.”
“I love when people are just naturally happy people.”
“Tierra Whack is very wise.”
“Earl Sweatshirt is very wise.”
“I describe my sound as sugar trap, that's not really a description that's really who I am, that's my swag, that's how I talk and walk.”
“I'm a little bit scared of everything. It's kind of funny. Whenever people ask me how I'm feeling, I'm like, 'I don't know. I'm scared. I'm nervous.'”
“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.”
“When I was in high school, I was like the only girl making music.”
“It's very important when you in the studio to be with a confident creative.”