Top 51 Quotes & Sayings by Angie Martinez
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Angie Martinez.
Last updated on December 19, 2024.
Sometimes I may come off like I know what I'm doing or I'm confident, but I'm not always.
I've always trusted my natural instinct because nobody ever taught me how to be on the radio or produce a show, and I never went to broadcasting school or anything like that.
The people I chose to work with me on this album are there because I have a personal relationship with them.
I ran into Snoop one night. I was in the studio later, and I got this beat and thought he would sound great on it. I called him and he came right through that night.
I think I'm like the kid who loved hip hop, and all of a sudden - I don't know what it was - it started to put me in positions to do great things.
I always want to represent being in the moment, staying honest, and being comfortable in my skin.
When I was 16, my mother moved me out of Brooklyn and sent me to Florida to stay with my family for a little bit because I was being bad, not going to school and stuff.
Sometimes you gotta say, 'Okay' - even if you're not sure you're ready.
I had no idea what to expect when we did Ladies' Night. I didn't think it was going to get nominated for a Grammy. I didn't know that we would have to perform on the MTV Awards show.
I tried to really look at what's best for my career, what's best for my life, what's best for my family, for me.
Imagine the first time you are about to rap in a studio and you find yourself in a booth with Redman and KRS!
I had to tell the city that 2Pac passed, and I had to be on the radio early after Biggie passed. Those were awful, emotional.
Ultimately, I do my best to not subscribe to things that are unnecessarily negative, harmful, or hurtful to somebody.
I try to be real positive because I know I'm being listened to, and I have a responsibility.
Whenever I think I'm going to get certain information out of a person, it's never as effective or comfortable as just having an open conversation, listening to them, being present, and being open to hearing something I didn't even know they were going to say.
I had a lot of respect for Biggie, and it was just a weird, kinda difficult thing. When I'm doing touchy interviews like that, I just try to be fair to both parties.
I love Jay personally and as an artist; I think he's incredible.
Sometimes, when I'm doing an interview, my delivery or my take on a story may lean a little feminine, depending on the story, but it's never intentional.
There's something beautiful in being who you are and being comfortable with whatever your voice is.
If you are a woman with this full life who is incredibly ambitious like I am, you have to find somebody who is into it, respects it, encourages it, and celebrates it because he loves that about you. Otherwise, you're going to feel like you're muting yourself.
I went to night school and summer school, I made that whole year up and I actually graduated on time. Also, I got a part-time job at the radio station.
I grew up watching Oprah on television. So, to say I didn't learn a lot from her just wouldn't be true.
I think it's important for women to know that you don't have to compromise your fullness, your dopeness. You can be everything you want to be.
It's always interesting to talk to people's moms or sisters or wives. It gives you a different perspective of somebody that everybody already thinks they knew.
Nobody from my label called any of their labels to get this done. Most of it happened very naturally. Mary and I have been friends for a long time. Then Jay-Z offered.
Every weekend we've been trying to go out of town, to let people know about this album. I've been trying to host parties. It's hard, because it's a lot of work to do both.
I like Chance The Rapper a lot.
The truth is that the music business is mean and honest and brutal.
We have to remember that no matter how much hardship we go through in our life, there is always going to be that fragile place in our heart.
I like to be a peacekeeper, and I just don't believe in stirring up conflict.
I might like somebody, and have to go interview somebody that hates them, but I still have to be fair.
I want to speak Spanish fluently; that's on my bucket list.
I am going to do as much as I can do, because I hate to do anything and not give my all.
After you date a player or two it's nice to just chill with a guy that can keep it basic.
My mother was a great influence in my life and my career. She not only helped me master the business side of radio, but she also taught me how to conduct myself.
I have a soft spot for him because he's such a free spirit, and people just beat him up, and he's just trying to be him, so I do have a little soft spot for Kanye.
Tupac was real and honest about every question I asked.
The beauty about my career is that none of it was really calculated.
I've been doing a lot of yoga to help with my running, recovery, and mental clarity. It works great for me.
I'm on the radio because I love hip-hop. I represent that community, but there are so many other aspects to who I am as a person.
I got my bearings, I began to focus. My mother was very supportive. When I came back to New York I landed a job at Hot 97.
Go with the flow, but pray God keeps you afloat.
Back then, Lisa Lisa was somebody that I liked. She was Puerto Rican, and I related to her somewhat. I was a little bit of a fan.
I was hanging out with some of what my mother would consider the wrong kind of kids. With no direction, no motivation. I would hang out in the lunchroom all day, or the handball courts
I’m excited to join Power 105.1 in New York and The Beat in Miami and expand my brand even further in the coming months.
Do you. Just focus on being the best version of yourself that you can be every day, and don't compare yourself to anyone else or worry about what they're doing.
It's amazing what you can accomplish when you really strive to be better.
Always keep things in perspective.
I knew that when it came time for me to finally make my own album, it wasnt going to be about being a jock. It had to be more personal and intimate.
The projects I'm working on are all diverse, but each represents a different passion for me. I'm constantly looking to stretch myself.
I love what I do because I get to talk to the people who change the game: the influencers, visionaries who make things happen in music and culture. That's inspiring to me.
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