While the majority of my childhood memories are beautiful, I also have experienced the challenges that Nigeria has faced since independence. Jidenna More Quotes by Jidenna More Quotes From Jidenna A great tailor is like a great personal trainer - they tailor that suit to your natural physique. Jidenna traineryourpersonalgreat My style is not specific to the antebellum South, but it's heavily inspired by the Jim Crow era. Jidenna jim-crowerainspiredstyle I'm the guy on the corner that is slightly peculiar but fun and funky. Jidenna cornerfunkyguyfun For me, it's important that as you're introducing yourself, you show different dimensions. Jidenna yourselfmeyouimportant It's better to do your purpose imperfectly than to do someone else's purpose perfectly. Jidenna yoursomeonebetterpurpose I don't have one geographic location that I'm exclusively loyal to. Jidenna geographiclocationloyal I was born in Wisconsin, but I quickly moved to Nigeria as a toddler. Jidenna i-was-bornnigeriatoddlerborn Jesus' birthday is commercialized, so of course, Black History Month is commercialized. Jidenna monthblackbirthdayhistory Everything you touch touches you. Jidenna toucheverythingyou Every single place that's brushed upon me has made me the artist that I am - from Nigerian Highlife music and the vocal melodies that I grew up on when I would be sitting with my father and his fellow chiefs, to the funk and freeness of the Bay Area groove, to L.A.'s smooth G-funk legacy, Brooklyn's lyricism, and now Atlanta's trap history. Jidenna memusicfatherhistory I am, always have been, and always will be proud of my Nigerian heritage. Jidenna i-amwillheritageproud Swanky means classy and funky. Jidenna classymeansfunky I describe myself as a big kid with an old soul, I'm very playful whimsical, but I definitely have that old soul as well. Jidenna oldbigmyselfsoul 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. Jidenna have-funjobmansimple I work predominantly with tailors from Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal. Jidenna nigeriaghanawork I myself have been scrutinized by militarized police, but I know officers who actually handle themselves in a certain way that makes me feel safe. Jidenna feelmyselfmepolice When hip-hop came along, men and women started dressing down as a form of rebellion. Jidenna dressingdownwomenmen The one thing that I learned in college, actually, was that you may reach tremendous highs and tremendous lows. Jidenna reachyoucollegemay I reached rock bottom halfway through college. And it was - because of all the pressure that I think we're talking about right now - the pressure to learn how to budget, the pressure to really abandon everything that you ever learned. You don't have a comfort zone anymore. You don't have your neighborhood. You don't have your family with you. Jidenna thinkyoucomfort-zonefamily 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. Jidenna computersmemoneyfather
