- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Evolution
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
In music, I wanted to make sure I was innovating.
- No Question
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was no question that I was going to school.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even if the production doesn't feel African, the vocal delivery - singing through your nose. Specifically, Highlife music from Nigeria. That was the first music I ever heard as a child. So singing through my nose is something I do often, and that's directly rooted in my heritage.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
A great tailor is like a great personal trainer - they tailor that suit to your natural physique.
- Nov 07, 2020
I thought the suit was something that would suit me.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, it's still a man's world, unfortunately, and we have a long way to go in this country and all countries - but there's something to be said for just feeling the spirit of a true man, and I think that's what 'Classic Man' speaks to.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The trick of Afrobeats is it doesn't just move your upper body, it moves your hips as well, and I think that's what people have been missing in popular music for a while. I think that's what people need around the world.
- Grieving
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- Nov 07, 2020
The affinity towards suits was a functional thing for me early on because I was thrifting at secondhand shops, and it was also initially a way of grieving - my father had passed, and he used to wear suits all the time.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
My name is Jidenna, which means 'to hold or embrace the father' in Igbo. It was my father who gave me this name and who taught me countless parables, proverbs, and principles that made me the man I am today.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Childhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
While the majority of my childhood memories are beautiful, I also have experienced the challenges that Nigeria has faced since independence.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
America is haunted by an apparition steeped in slavery, and I wanted to remind everyone that, 'Yo, we've got to handle this.'
- Nov 07, 2020