Jidenna

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

I feel like we haven't dealt with the ghosts of America's past, and the way to deal with it is to confront it, so every time people see me, I want them to be reminded and to confront that ghost.

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

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.

California was special. It's a place where I learned how to be adventurous, both in style and fashion, but also in terms of the way I think.

In Brooklyn, all the kids call me the 'Willy Wonka of the Hood.'

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

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.

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

Nothing I'm doing is without its predecessors.

Swanky means classy and funky.

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.