How many thick black women are there singing whatever I’m singing, surrounded by rappers, but also from the suburbs? I can’t really judge someone else for judging me!
SZAIn the real world, I kind of, like, thrived a little bit. The things that were awkward about me at school, like being hyper passionate, I realized, ‘Oh I’m my own person, and I have my own idiosyncrasies and nuances that I don’t mind.’
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There’s something different about growing up black and Muslim, especially in New Jersey. It’s like when I left the mosque and I left my dad, I felt unprotected, but I also felt a weird sense of pride, like I was involved in this other way of living that was cool to me.
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I think we all do: I think we wonder if we’re supposed to be here if we’re doing the right thing, if we even want to be here. At least, I do all the time.
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I try to think of myself as a chic fishing grandpa aesthetically.
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I just make music however I feel and pray that it connects, and if it does, I’m super thankful. I think genres are more for other people, not for yourself.
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Your energy told me what your mouth couldn’t.
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I make bad decisions frequently. They’re fun.
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I love empowering women. I think it’s crazy: if you ever try to belittle women, you’re playing yourself – I ride with whoever rides with me.
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I don’t want to speak negativity into existence.
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Mental health and family above all things. Period.
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Every day I pray to see myself the way God and others see me.
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My music is touching people in whatever spaces they need to be touched in.
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I do a lot of strange things.
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I’m a visual learner, so the film is a huge inspiration to me.
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I always used to be like, ‘I don’t need to meditate.’ And it’s not true.
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I love cuffing season. It’s a very inspiring season for those who want to be inspired.
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