Tierra Whack

“I'll never be on the level of my idols.”

“I'm always trying to do every part myself, you know what I mean? I'm trying to sing, rap, whatever. I'm trying to do it all.”

“I like strawberries, kiwis, and oranges.”

“Playing characters is fun because you get the chance to put yourself in someone else's shoes.”

“One-minute songs are easy as hell!”

“I have a really bad memory, to be honest.”

“Growing up people would tell me: 'Yo, you only can do one thing. If you're going to rap, just rap. If you're going to sing, just sing.' It boxed me in. But I just figured out a way to show everything. It's like if you have a job interview, you want to present as many skills as you have.”

“I just surprise myself every day.”

“I put a lot of fun facts in the 'Mumbo Jumbo' video.”

“To be honest, I'm selfish as an artist. I'm doing what I want to do and what I want to hear.”

“Being a female in music I just, I want everybody to, all the women to come in, and we huddle up and we work together and we help each other.”

“I'm naturally all over the place and scatter-brained.”

“I didn't want to just be a rapper, I wanted to be a star.”

“Yeah, I'm a Leo.”

“I don't want any gimmicks. The fact that people think that Whack is a gimmick is so crazy.”

“I remember reading Dr. Seuss books, and he's rhyming so many words together and I just loved the way it sounded. It became a challenge for me, to put words together that nobody would ever think about putting together.”

“I don't like clocks.”

“I have a sick sense of humor. Like, I'm always laughing at my own pain.”

“I was born in the summer, but I hate it because I'm allergic to bug bites. I would go play with my cousins, and then we'd go inside and I'd have mosquito bites everywhere. But mine are different - like, they blow up with puss. It's really bad.”

“Philly gives me that raw edge. We just do us.”