Not unlike our country's history, my personal history was founded upon an unfortunate history of racial conflict between black and white. Jidenna blackconflictcountry Change image and share on social
If we can believe in our own value, then we won't try to denigrate and diss and just roast women all the time. Jidenna denigratedisroast Change image and share on social
The most important thing for me is the thing I strive for. But I also hope when I play my songs for people - adult, children, mostly children - that they feel mighty, they feel noble, they feel like warriors. And they feel like they can do anything in the world because that's how I feel. Jidenna adultchildfeel share on social
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. Jidenna changedecisiongame share on social
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. Jidenna buildengineerhave Change image and share on social
I think each artist lives with purpose. A strong sense of purpose. We know who's come before us. Jidenna artistlivepurpose Change image and share on social
One day, my mum bought me this music production software for my computer, and I started making beats... I realised it was more like production than a video game, but it was a video game when I was playing it. That's how I got into music production. Jidenna beatbuycomputer share on social
I think one of the things that I picked up from Nigeria is the constant pressure to be excellent. Parents drill in this responsibility towards family, but also a responsibility toward making sure your family name is heralded. Jidenna constantdrillexcellent share on social
