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Himanshu Suri Quotes

Oy vey, these guys is New York's spineless Strangled and denied it for Anthony Baez

Oy vey, these guys is New York's spineless Strangled and denied it for Anthony Baez

Himanshu Suri
New York, Hip Hop, Guy

These days I mostly worry ‘bout my bank account/I ain’t backin’ out ‘til I own a bank to brag about.

Himanshu Suri
Worry, Bank Accounts, These Days

I liked Bollywood a lot growing up; I just liked the idea of seeing people that looked like me on a big screen, that alone just does so much for confidence. I'm a super visual person, I need to see something before I do it.

Himanshu Suri
Growing Up, People
Source: www.thefader.com

One thing that's interesting for me is the alignment of the U.S., Israel, and India along Islamophobia and hate for an entire group of people, and India wanting to be like 'Hey U.S., we're just like you! We don't like Muslim people either!' For both parts of my identity, there's that theme of Islamophobia. That's pretty disgusting.

Himanshu Suri
Hate, People, Interesting
Source: www.thefader.com

As an immigrant, you're constantly thinking about how you're perceived on a community level, and a lot of times it's just on a community level.

Himanshu Suri
Thinking, Community, Levels
Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

My parents don't care what Americans think of us; we just care what the other Indian people in our community think of us.

Himanshu Suri
Thinking, People, Community
Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

I engage with New York and America but my parents pretty much hang out in this radius of Long Island where their friends are and where their work is. That's why you have people who have lived in New York for like 20, 30 years who don't speak English. They just live in a Chinese community or an Indian community. More than anywhere you'll find that in Queens.

Himanshu Suri
New York, Queens, Islands
Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

I constantly think as an artist, as a rapper of what are the stories you want to tell? They can't all be, "I'm ill, I'm fresh, look at me, I have money." At some point, when you have an audience for it, there are stories that need to be told.

Himanshu Suri
Thinking, Rapper, Artist
Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Once Indians become more visible in pop culture and thus more humanized, then it actually chips away at discrimination. Especially after 9/11, it became important for those stories and that human element, for the Muslim, the Hindu, the Sheikh communities to be heard. That's what I hope I get at with the music.

Himanshu Suri
Community, Important, Culture
Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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