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"50 Jidenna Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 4 May 1985 | Musician |

A classic man is a distinguished man. He cares about taste and his craft. He's all about the simple model that I live by - eat, drink, be swanky, and have fun getting the job done. He makes sure that he's excellent in all things and that he cares about his neighborhood immensely.

Craft Care Simple Model
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I am, always have been, and always will be proud of my Nigerian heritage.

I Am Always Have
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When I brought home a 98 percent on a test, my father would say, 'Ah, ah, where are the other two points? Go and get them, then bring them back.' My father and Nigerian culture has always stood for excellence.

When Brought Home Percent
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While the majority of my childhood memories are beautiful, I also have experienced the challenges that Nigeria has faced since independence.

While The Majority My
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America is haunted by an apparition steeped in slavery, and I wanted to remind everyone that, 'Yo, we've got to handle this.'

America Haunted Apparition Steeped
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Most of the suits I try to wear are bespoke.

Most Of The Suit
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I work predominantly with tailors from Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal.

I Work Predominantly Tailors
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A classic man is a distinguished man. He cares about taste and his craft. He's all about the simple model that I live by - eat, drink, be swanky, and have fun getting the job done.

Classic Man Distinguished Man
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I myself have been scrutinized by militaries police, but I know officers who actually handle themselves in a certain way that makes me feel safe.

I Myself Have Been
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You love who you love. I happen to just love a lot of women.

You Love Happen Just
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Ever since the decision of Robin Thicke and Pharrell, we believe that it was important to make sure that we are safe. When that Robin Thicke verdict came out, we realized that the game had changed in music.

Ever Since Decision Robin
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I think each artist lives with purpose. A strong sense of purpose. We know who's come before us.

Think Each Artist Lives
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When hip-hop came along, men and women started dressing down as a form of rebellion.

When Hip-hop Came Along
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All across this world, especially within the African diaspora, we feel like there is a constant devaluing of our culture and our livelihood.

African Dispora Feel There
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People thought 'Classic Man' was processed. But then they realized, 'Oh, this guy actually is that man, and he actually dresses like that.'

People Thought Classic Man
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Swanky means classy and funky.

Swanky Means Classy Funky
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I was raised in Nigeria, and my mother is white, but I never saw her as white, not until I came to America. She was just my mother. She didn't really have a color.

Was Raised Nigeria My
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Not unlike our country's history, my personal history was founded upon an unfortunate history of racial conflict between black and white.

Not Unlike Country History
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My style is not specific to the antebellum South, but it's heavily inspired by the Jim Crow era.

My Style Not Specific
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I wanted to remind myself and others of the old Jim Crow, so that we can remind ourselves that we're still living in the new Jim Crow. I feel it's important to dress in the fashion of the times.

Wanted Remind Myself Others
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I've gone down several paths. I started school as an engineer, but underneath it all, I knew I wanted to use instruments, not build them.

Gone Down Several Paths
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For me, it's important that as you're introducing yourself, you show different dimensions.

For Me It's Important
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I think it's the job of the artist to reflect the times and also reflect his or her views of the world.

Think The Jobs Artist
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Like most people, I had several awakenings.

Like Most People Had
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When I originally came to the U.S., my mother came with a couple hundred dollars to her name. I didn't know we were struggling because she hid that from me.

When Originally Came To
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The one thing that I learner in college, actually, was that you may reach tremendous highs and tremendous lows.

The One Thing That
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I thought I had everything going for me. I wasn't listening to nobody. And my dad was like, 'Uh-uh, you can't make money from music.

Thought Had Everything Going
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I was raised with a father who really believed in the bridge between all Africans around the world.

I Was Raised Father
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My father raised me to build computers, hardware. Literally, as an 8 year old, I had a soldering iron and circuit boards, and this was in neighbourhoods that wouldn't have a whole lot of money or anything. And I figured out ways to just hustle.

My Father Raised Me
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If we can believe in our own value, then we won't try to denigrate and diss and just roast women all the time.

If We Can Believe
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I describe myself as a big kid with an old soul, I'm very playful whimsical, but I definitely have that old soul as well.

I Describe Myself Big
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The most important thing for me is the thing I strive for.

The Most Important Thing
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I began my studies in a sound and electrical engineering program, but I ultimately created a major called 'Ritual Art.'

I Began My Studies
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It's better to do your purpose imperfectly than to do someone else's purpose perfectly.

It's Better Do Your
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Everything you touch touches you.

Everything Touch Touches You
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I don't have one geographic location that I'm exclusively loyal to.

I Don't Have One
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Nothing I'm doing is without its predecessors.

Nothing I Am Doing
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I like quality over quantity.

I Like Quality Over
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In Brooklyn, all the kids call me the 'Willy Wonka of the Hood.'

In Brooklyn All The
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If one door is closed, break a window anyway.

If One Door Closed
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For me, I wear a suit because I need to remember what's happened before me.

For Me Wear Suit
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I think a lot of people try to be someone else, and Young Thug really is who he is. I love his melodies, how he dresses, how he carries himself.

Young Thug Think People
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We're social beings, and I need to know and remember where I came from.

We Are Social Being
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When I was a boy, I was sagging my pants like everyone else. Some boys become men and continue to sag their pants because that's their form of rebellion.

When I Was Boy
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First of all, I respect The Game. He's trail-blazed for artists like myself. I appreciate him, having - living in L.A. myself and knowing what he stands for and what he stood for.

First Of All Respect
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I started singing because it was a natural evolution in hip-hop to me. Without Prince, I wouldn't have embraced that. I wouldn't have been able to embrace me.

Started Singing Because Was
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In music, I wanted to make sure I was innovating.

In Music Wanted Make
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I'm the guy on the corner that is slightly peculiar but fun and funky.

I'm The Guy Other
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Willy Wonka had his chocolate factory; I have my Fear & Fancy Parlor.

Willy Wonka Had His
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There was no question that I was going to school.

There Was No Question
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Jidenna Quotes & Sayings