I don’t think rappers have a responsibility, but for me, I gotta say something. I can’t just look at injustice and keep quiet. JPEGMAFIA Read Quote
Black people are not a monolith. Black people have different thoughts. And sometimes people just need to hear the harsh truth – even myself. But you can’t manufacture a hard truth and place it on somebody. When Kanye says slavery was a choice, that’s not a harsh truth. JPEGMAFIA Read Quote
We need true free thinkers, people who really say what they feel and have good, genuine intentions. JPEGMAFIA Read Quote
When I first started rapping, I used to just jock Jay Z super hard. Back when I was like 14 and 15, it was, like, Jay Z, Ice Cube, and Lil Wayne. JPEGMAFIA Read Quote
I am used to making people upset and uncomfortable with my lyrical content when it comes to music. JPEGMAFIA Read Quote
Veteran’ is an exercise in editing because there is a lot of moments I took out and some that almost didn’t make it. JPEGMAFIA Read Quote
The way I make music, I know what I’m doing, because I been doing this for so long. This is the only thing I’m good at. JPEGMAFIA Read Quote
I’m not some patriot. I didn’t have some yearning to defend my country or anything. I was poor. JPEGMAFIA Read Quote
