Rip Nicholson, Journalist

"Cypress Hill and I kinda bridged the gap between old school and the new school."

"I think as far as the hustler side of things I’m still getting my music out there without any airplay. They can’t deny that I’ve hustled the hardest."

Kendrick Lamar topped 2013 for Rip Nicholson.

"One thing that I have to take from the process of making this album, and if I want to better myself as a writer and as an artist, I need to up my productivity. I need to learn how to not take four years to write a song."

"I’m really into conscious rap and I’m all about learning about the world and the things we’re not being told. My missus says I make propaganda music but I’m giving you shit you haven’t read yet."

“I cover a lot of ground musically and I like to think it’s an entertaining and lively show. Fuck head nodding, I want heads skanking out!”

"I grew up listening to lyricists, so I always thought the lyrics were important and something I really tried to focus on. I really don’t want to sell people short when it comes to the lyrics.”

"I give respect to the artists that bring some of the elders or the old school legends back with them and then maybe eventually they might be able to go and tour or tour together and let the people see old and new together. That’s hip hop.”

“It’s not about reaching out to people in my own age group, it’s about reaching people that relate to my music full stop. From kids to elderly ladies that like Rapunzel at 60, you know? It’s like, if you like my music, there’s no rules and fucking regulations."

“It’s been fucking mental man. We’ve gotta change the ‘Year of the Dragon’ to ‘Year of the Hermitude’ because it’s just been killer."

"First of all I’m gonna do a good job. And my job is to do a show, without preaching. I didn’t start rapping to say something; I started rapping because I have to rap."