I met Yachty through Twitter early 2015.
I've been Rico since 10th grade.
At the end of the day, you have a side of the story that needs to be heard, too.
I don't look at anything for who I should be.
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.'
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.
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.
As women, we're always supposed to be catty, or too cute to dance. And it sucks.
I'm like pixie grunge. The perfect blend of sugar and spice.
They're never gonna not put you in a box. It's something that they have to do, because nine times out of 10 people don't understand creativity.
Why still be pretty and all that when there's so many girly female rappers already? You can be a rock star instead.
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 about myself.
I grew up listening to Bob Marley, Jill Scott, Floetry, Nas, Jay-Z, Beyonce.
I love when people are just naturally happy people.
I feel like I get a variety of people in my crowd. Because of that, there's a nice amount of Hispanic people and Latinos that come to my shows. There's also a really big amount of Black and White people.
I don't know, whenever someone was like, 'Yeah, I'm going to the studio,' I just went with them. And I started recording.
I feel very open to trying new things.
Tierra Whack is very wise.
I wanna be be able to take care of my mom.
Whenever comparisons get too crazy I just think about my goals, and what I want from myself. I don't look at any references.
