The name Rico Nasty came from Instagram.
I made 'iCarly' when I was 18 years old.
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 don't want to be that stereotypical black girl that's mad all the time.
I met Yachty through Twitter early 2015.
I love when people are just naturally happy people.
Earl Sweatshirt is very wise.
Growing up, my mom always knew that I was more on the Black side than the Spanish side, just because I didn't speak Spanish.
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 grew up listening to Bob Marley, Jill Scott, Floetry, Nas, Jay-Z, Beyonce.
It's very important when you in the studio to be with a confident creative.
Everything's a battle.
I got expelled from high school my freshman year.
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.'
I'm actually a true lyricist.
People keep trying to say I'm one type of artist and I'm just not.
When I started making music, I figured the name Rico Nasty would give a background of who I am.
I feel like I'm really loud and brash.
I really hate when I do a great song with great lyrics but my voice just don't fit because of the type of beat I picked.
I wanna be be able to take care of my mom.
When I was in high school, I was like the only girl making music.
Some women can probably be Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, but some of us can't.
I never wanted to stop making music.
I shot 'Poppin' in L.A. Because I love L.A. Because when I came out here, I fell in love with it.
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've always wanted to dress like this, and I've always wanted my music to have the edge, the twist to it.
I don't wanna be bare minimum. I wanna be successful.
