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Hip-Hop Wired: We’re at the tail end of Hispanic Heritage Month. Describe what it means to be Latina to you?

Snow: I was lucky enough for this to be my life! [Laughs]. I love everything about being Latina. I love that I’ve been given the opportunity to step up to the plate, because we’re so underrepresented across the board.

When I was younger I was really outspoken, loud, creative, and my mom was super annoyed by me [laughs]. But the same thing that made me annoying is what now makes me have the courage to be at the forefront in Hip-Hop. Hopefully, I grow to make a presence in other things, in other areas of my career. But for now, I love just being able to represent Latinas in the rap game.

Hip-Hop Wired: What do you think separates you from the rest of today’s new school of female rappers?

Snow: My character. I’m ok with laughing at myself and laughing at my crew. I don’t take myself so seriously. Some of these other girls are super tough or “gangster,” or they’re super sexy and like, “Oh my god, I’m the biggest dime piece around,” and it’s like I’m not that. That’s never going to be what I’m known for. I’ve already established myself as the “other” girl. But if you watch the movies, it’s that girl that usually comes out on top.

I like letting everyone in on the joke; on what I’m really doing. People relate to me because not every girl wakes up “like this” you know what I’m saying? [Laughs] We’re not perfect. I’m open. I let people go through my mistakes and all my come ups and come downs. That’s kinda what separates me, I think.

Hip-Hop Wired: As far as rap goes, whose work have you studied?

Snow: I’d say Eminem, Missy Elliott and Big Pun. If you go way back to my earlier stuff–my sh*t was really boom-bap. Like really. It was a small time frame of my career, but I was really on like some lyrical miracle sh*t, that thesaurus rap. And then eventually, listening to Missy–stuff that Timbaland produced–it showed me that I didn’t have to stay in a certain tempo or whatnot and that I can get creative in other ways. That’s when I really started to grow as an artist.

Also, pop music, believe it or not. I think it’s what’s made my style different.

Hip-Hop Wired: Speaking of boom-bap, it’d be interesting to see what would transpire in collaboration between you and Nitty Scott.

Snow: Yea, definitely. I like her. I haven’t had the greatest experience in meeting other [female] rappers. I’ve only met a few nice ones. She looks like she would be a nice one.

A lot of times, I feel like I’ve been cold-shouldered by a lot of the female rappers that I’ve meet. At this point, I’m just kinda over meeting them.

Hip-Hop Wired: Really?

Snow: Yea. Girls are really catty, man. I’m never a rapper. I gotta be that girl–a makeup artist or some random girl with some random dude.

Hip-Hop Wired: Wow.

Snow: Yea. I’m not about to kiss nobody’s ass.

Strange Music reached out to me and they’ve always been dope to me. A lot of people don’t realize how much of a fanbase Tech N9ne really has. And for him to be so humble and so cool, it kinda set the standard for what I expect from people.

I’m not on that hyphy sh*t. That hyphy sh*t is wack. I’ve seen people be on every single blog and I’ve gone to see their show and been like “What’s all this hype about?”

At this point, it’s like if you f*ck with me, you f*ck with me. I’ll see you when I see you. I’m more focused on growing my fanbase and keeping the one that I already have.

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