--- title: "1 Music Hip Quotes By Nomi Ruiz" description: "1 Music Hip quotes by Nomi Ruiz. Plus more from Nomi Ruiz and more Music Hip sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf2/nomi-ruiz-31012_dance_i-grew-up-on-rap-and-hip-hop-and-fell-in_224052.jpg" --- > [I grew up on rap and hip-hop and fell into dance music. Hip-hop died down, and I moved more into dance music, disco and house. It feels very natural. My rhythm growing up on hip-hop and R&B was cool, fresh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/i-grew-up-on-rap-and-hip-hop-and-fell-into-dance-music-hip-hop-died/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf2/nomi-ruiz-31012_dance_i-grew-up-on-rap-and-hip-hop-and-fell-in_224052.jpg) ## More by Nomi Ruiz > [I'd feel more of the pressures of daily life, obsessed about finding a job or love. Maybe I've taken these things for granted. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/i-d-feel-more-of-the-pressures-of-daily-life-obsessed-about-finding-a/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [There are definitely many adventures on the road with Jessica 6. It sometimes feels like we're in a movie. I was recently kidnapped by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/there-are-definitely-many-adventures-on-the-road-with-jessica-6-it/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [I grew up on rap and hip-hop and fell into dance music. Hip-hop died down, and I moved more into dance music, disco and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/i-grew-up-on-rap-and-hip-hop-and-fell-into-dance-music-hip-hop-died/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [I think love is important, and loving yourself and being happy and feeling you're worthy of happiness as an individual. One of the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/i-think-love-is-important-and-loving-yourself-and-being-happy-and/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [I have tried to fight the love thing. It's a losing battle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/i-have-tried-to-fight-the-love-thing-it-s-a-losing-battle/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [It's different everywhere you go. I'm lucky I'm drawn into people who love and support me. I'm sheltered from that life. I see how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/it-s-different-everywhere-you-go-i-m-lucky-i-m-drawn-into-people-who/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [I get to play with pop music and mix up the style. It's fun to play with party music and nice to get into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/i-get-to-play-with-pop-music-and-mix-up-the-style-it-s-fun-to-play/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [People expect us to be a straight up dance band but there are many more elements to our sound that you really get to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/people-expect-us-to-be-a-straight-up-dance-band-but-there-are-many/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [I really got to fuse some of my hip hop & R&B background into the Jessica 6 album since I was really hands on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/i-really-got-to-fuse-some-of-my-hip-hop-r-b-background-into-the/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [I feel very strongly about letting people know I'm proud of who I am. I want people to know when they hear my songs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/i-feel-very-strongly-about-letting-people-know-i-m-proud-of-who-i-am/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [I've been performing live a long time, even before doing dance music clubs downtown. I used to watch clips of Beyoncé to learn how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/i-ve-been-performing-live-a-long-time-even-before-doing-dance-music/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [The White Horse video which was directed by Marco Ovando started off with a biker theme. Once Ava Sanjurjo came in as stylist along…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/the-white-horse-video-which-was-directed-by-marco-ovando-started-off/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [The Fun Girl video which was directed by Bijoux Altamarino really came out of her vision. I feel she understood the mystery, danger and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/the-fun-girl-video-which-was-directed-by-bijoux-altamarino-really/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [New York is very intense. Every time I go back to New York, I'm starting from scratch. You could have all these achievements -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/new-york-is-very-intense-every-time-i-go-back-to-new-york-i-m/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) > [I love to dance to Robyn, Nicki Minaj and Boney M.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/i-love-to-dance-to-robyn-nicki-minaj-and-boney-m/) [Nomi Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomi-ruiz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-hip/nomi-ruiz/#itemlist", "name": "1 Music Hip Quotes By Nomi Ruiz", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I grew up on rap and hip-hop and fell into dance music. Hip-hop died down, and I moved more into dance music, disco and house. It feels very natural. My rhythm growing up on hip-hop and R&B was cool, fresh, and I feel comfortable with it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nomi Ruiz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomi-ruiz/i-grew-up-on-rap-and-hip-hop-and-fell-into-dance-music-hip-hop-died/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf2/nomi-ruiz-31012_dance_i-grew-up-on-rap-and-hip-hop-and-fell-in_224052.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf2/nomi-ruiz-31012_dance_i-grew-up-on-rap-and-hip-hop-and-fell-in_224052.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf2/nomi-ruiz-31012_dance_i-grew-up-on-rap-and-hip-hop-and-fell-in_224052.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I grew up on rap and hip-hop and fell into dance music. Hip-hop died down, and I moved more into dance…” — Nomi Ruiz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-hip/nomi-ruiz/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-hip/nomi-ruiz/", "name": "Music Hip Quotes by Nomi Ruiz", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-hip/nomi-ruiz/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf2/nomi-ruiz-31012_dance_i-grew-up-on-rap-and-hip-hop-and-fell-in_224052.jpg" }, "description": "1 Music Hip quotes by Nomi Ruiz. Plus more from Nomi Ruiz and more Music Hip sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-hip/nomi-ruiz/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-hip/nomi-ruiz/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Music Hip", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-hip/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Nomi Ruiz", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-hip/nomi-ruiz/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```