For me, I wear a suit because I need to remember what's happened before me. Jidenna happenremembersuit Change image and share on social
I think it's important to not just think about what you want but what's needed in the world. Jidenna importantneedworld Change image and 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
There are always pluses and minus to commercialization. It broadcasts something to the masses. So that's the plus. The minus is it may lose some of its meaning if you dilute it. Jidenna broadcastcommercializationdilute 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
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. Jidenna adventurouscaliforniafashion Change image and share on social
We're social beings, and I need to know and remember where I came from. Jidenna beingremembersocial Change image and share on social
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 bigdescribekid Change image and share on social
First of all, I respect The Game. He's trail-blazed for artists like myself. I appreciate him, having - living in L.A. myself and knowing what he stands for and what he stood for. Jidenna artistblazegame Change image and share on social
I was raised in Nigeria, and my mother is white, but I never saw her as white, not until I came to America. She was just my mother. She didn't really have a color. Jidenna americacolormother Change image and share on social