Welcome to our collection of insightful and compelling quotes by the renowned rapper, singer, and songwriter, Roddy Ricch. Hailing from Compton, California, Roddy Ricch has made an indelible mark on the music scene with his distinctive style and poignant lyrics. With his versatile flow and emotive storytelling, he has garnered widespread acclaim and a dedicated fanbase.
Roddy Ricch’s music resonates with listeners from all walks of life, delving into themes of struggle, success, and perseverance. Whether he’s reflecting on his own journey or shedding light on societal issues, his words carry a raw authenticity that strikes a chord with many.
It takes a lot for me to be excited. Roddy Ricch
Kendrick Lamar taught me that life experience is an important part of being a good illustrator. When you’re illustrating a story, you have to go based off of your personal experiences. Roddy Ricch
I believe in full albums, and whatever comes out of those full albums will come. Roddy Ricch
It’s never guaranteed for somebody to be successful. It just really be God. Roddy Ricch
You never wanna rise to the top too fast in anything. Roddy Ricch
Pineapple definitely one of my essential fruits, everyday. Roddy Ricch
My pops put me on to Jay-Z and Kanye, and my discoveries would be like Future and Kendrick Lamar. I turned my pops on to Kendrick, Young Thug. I feel my mom made me play the Isley Brothers and real, real old music. Roddy Ricch
All my songs mean something to me. Roddy Ricch
My biggest moments have been in Philly – I met Jay-Z and Beyonce in Philly, I did the Powerhouse in Philly. Roddy Ricch
I just wanted to do something positive. I feel like music was the talent that I had, I just had to tap into it. Roddy Ricch
I was anti social, but at the same time, people gravitated to that because they wanted to figure out who I was and why I was how I was. Roddy Ricch
I like to talk about different subjects because then you give the people a chance to really digest something, and then take whatever they associate themselves with at the time. Roddy Ricch
My music is really my therapy. I really lay all my feelings into the songs, and really just leave ’em there. I don’t carry that weight when I’m going throughout life. I’m not sad all the time. Roddy Ricch
I ain’t follow nobody path; I did it my own way. It’s just grindin’, ya feel me? You just gotta grind. Roddy Ricch
I want to make people think about certain things or have them ask the question of ‘why.’ I just want to always keep the people wondering. Roddy Ricch
I ain’t graduate high school. Roddy Ricch
If I’m speaking to the streets and for the streets, they gon’ respond. I don’t even be thinking about blowing up. Roddy Ricch
I got a portrait of Nipsey at my house, bro. I got to put a platinum plaque by that, and my brother is not here to share that with me. That’s his first platinum single. We did that together. Roddy Ricch
I really just wanted to put out songs with people that I was rocking with. Roddy Ricch
A lot of people say I got my own sound. I ain’t never really got no comparisons. When people hear my music, they be like, ‘He got his own lil sound.’ Roddy Ricch
I want to buy more property, start a couple of small businesses, and if my cousin wants to go to college, I want to put him through with ease. Roddy Ricch
I just be wanting my fans to like, feel like I’m bringing them something nobody bringing them. Roddy Ricch
I don’t really celebrate victories. Kobe Bryant just kept playing. Michael Jordan just kept playing. Roddy Ricch
I’m still very involved in my community. I give back and I’m always there for the homies. That’s one of the biggest parts of what I do. Roddy Ricch
I don’t want people to think like Roddy is John Legend now. I just felt like once I got to a certain point, that I wanted to expand musically. Roddy Ricch
I can’t just close myself off to the world, because then I won’t be inspired anymore. I won’t be able to talk about nothing. Roddy Ricch
Gotta always drink your water. Roddy Ricch
I just make the music and then the music speaks for itself. Roddy Ricch
Nipsey could respect the fact that I was who I was – I was never trying to be anything that I wasn’t. Roddy Ricch
Kendrick was a real big inspiration for me. I seen him when I was younger… ‘Rigamortis’ was out… maybe I was 14… I rapped for him. Roddy Ricch
I don’t really sing… I just hear notes so I know what it’s supposed to sound like, if that makes sense. You ever hear someone try to teach a choir how to sing, but they can’t sing? That’s me. Roddy Ricch
It’s one of the essentials just to have a lighter on me, you never know what you might have to use. I like my lighters to be blue and small, they can fit in a pocket. Roddy Ricch
Usually, the loudest in the room is the weakes. The quietest man in the room, who is being very observant, is the smartest and the strongest. Roddy Ricch
When a person go to jail, what people don’t realize is you’re alive, but you’re dead to the world. People forget about you. When you go to jail, you’re a story. Roddy Ricch
I met Kendrick when I was younger but he’s not really the flashy type. You’d never know if he had a dollar or a million dollars. Roddy Ricch
I always have positive intentions. Roddy Ricch
I’ve never been the type to be on social media all the time. Roddy Ricch
Oh yeah, I’ve got a good relationship with Marshmello. Roddy Ricch
My brother and me, we used to be like, ‘We’ll put this video out tonight, and if it did 1,000, it did good.’ Roddy Ricch
I like Atlanta a lot but no place beats my house. I just like the Black success in Atlanta. I loved being surrounded by that. Roddy Ricch
I grew up in church. Roddy Ricch
With ‘Start With Me,’ I sent it to Gunna and he sent it right back. I didn’t have to ask him. If I send you a song, you gonna vibe to it and if you don’t, it’s cool. Roddy Ricch
I bought some equipment and then I started recording real heavy, in my room, when I was like 16. Roddy Ricch
I used to tell people I slept on the floor, in my songs. Roddy Ricch
When I made ‘Feed tha Streets,’ those were the only 17 songs I had made, period. There was no cutting songs out or adding other songs in. Roddy Ricch
Usually when my music drops, I can go to my hood, I can hear people playing it. Now it comes from performing it, people knowing it and stuff. It’s crazy! Roddy Ricch
I can share my experiences with people, and they identify with it and sing it back to me. That’s the best feeling in the world. Roddy Ricch
Jewelry isn’t a necessity, but sometimes it can bring out my fashion. Sometimes if I’m wearing very dark clothes, like darker colored, black, anything like that, and I put white jewelry on top, it look crazy because it’s like, the contrast of the diamonds and the dark clothes. Roddy Ricch
My best friend died in a high-speed chase. Roddy Ricch
I don’t play no one else’s game and I don’t run no one else’s race because if I did that, I wouldn’t be who I am. Roddy Ricch
I just feel like it’s a blessing to be able to represent Compton. Roddy Ricch
I just stay in my own lane and not worry about what anyone else is doing and settling my own pace. Roddy Ricch
Never be ashamed of who you are, your story, or how you react to situations. Don’t ever be ashamed of how you communicate with people. Don’t ever be ashamed of the person you are. Be you. Roddy Ricch
People misinterpret my lyrics sometimes too, but I mean, it is what it is. Roddy Ricch
I be on some, perfecting my craft, just making sure the music is all the way there. Roddy Ricch
I made ‘Free Game’ based on personal experiences, what I been through, my life, exposing people to the fact that I’m in the streets. Roddy Ricch
As I experience life, my music is gonna evolve. At the same time, I still do tell the stories from my world because there are unlimited stories and unlimited people from that place. I’ll always represent them. As my life begins to change and I do different things, I still want to be able to tap in and relate to them. Roddy Ricch
A lot of street dudes, you know their grandma go to church every Sunday. A lot of people in the pen, a lot of that come from them running away from that. They seen they grandma always going to church, mama always going to church, but they still struggling. This the reality of some peoples’ life. Roddy Ricch
I think I’ma make every hood proud. Everybody that ever seen me come up, know what I came from, know how I came up, know where I started. I feel like I’ma just make everybody proud. Roddy Ricch
I don’t really be putting no limitations or projections on myself. I just go do it. Roddy Ricch
I don’t believe in things that I can’t see. Roddy Ricch
I’ve always known that I have a different mentality. I can move in different ways and that’s for people to realize. Roddy Ricch
I listened to Lil Wayne a lot when I was kid. Roddy Ricch
