Awkwafina Quotes

I look at WorldstarHipHop in the morning, Bossip, Global Grind, and everything in between, but it's all so quick, I don't even think about it. And I've never been a fan of lyrical or socially conscious rap music.

I liked to scrapbook and collage a whole lot in high school. I'm always ripping things out of magazines, and always collecting quotes from the Internet. When I was 17, I loved AIM. I was obsessed with my buddy list!

When I was sitting at home watching 'Yo! MTV Raps' as a kid, seeing the bright jackets excited me.

Growing up in the '90s, I just loved 'Ice Ice Baby.' I knew, and still know, every single word to that song.

I used to listen to Jay Z a lot.

When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs. I grew up in that age, and it was memorable. But I'm down with all of it. Chuck D or Danny Brown? I feel comfortable with all of them. Word up, kid! Word up, man!

My favorite artists would be Drake, Future.

My favorite song used to be 'The Nasty Song' by this dude named Lil Ru. That was my jam!

If I was stuck on an island with one artist's discography, it'd probably be Jay-Z's. It would keep me entertained and it has a lot of stories behind it.

My dad was an early hip-hop fan.

I miss all of the singing from the '90s; I miss groups. There are no groups like Jagged Edge and SWV or Brownstone.

Lil Wayne is doing his thing, and so is Drake.

I have very little thoughts on Lil Xan. I think his music is very unique.

Dirty martinis and music - that's the big motto in our family. We get the booze going, and the music starts playing. Always old-school hip-hop. Jay-Z. Tribe Called Quest. The Pharcyde. My parents love that stuff.

The first thing I ever put on the Internet was actually a beat tape, but the first thing I ever put on where I was rapping was called 'Generation Y,' and it was hella political.

I used to love the Wu-Tang Clan. They took my school by storm, by which I mean the three kids in my year who listened to hip-hop. I skipped lectures to go and buy their second album, 'Forever', and then rushed home to listen to it.

I wanted to be Ice Cube when I was younger.

I just loved listening to hip-hop, I love the words. The angry words resonated with me.

I rock with Chance, I rock with Kanye, I rock with Common.

You know, 'Paid in Full' is a classic album, man. It kind of got me to where I am now, so I can never get tired of 'Paid in Full.'

When I made 'Detroit vs. Everybody,' I knew. I knew this for Eminem.

I love being in the Beastie Boys.

I loved Shaggy and Eminem.

I like Kanye and Kendrick Lamar.

I'm a big fan of Kid Cudi. He was, like, the only concert I think I went to as a kid. He was on tour with Asher Roth.