--- title: "1 Punk Venues Quotes By JPEGMAFIA" description: "1 Punk Venues quotes by JPEGMAFIA. Plus more from JPEGMAFIA and more Punk Venues sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc2/jpegmafia-7848_back_back-in-the-early-1980s-when-rappers-cou_361295.jpg" --- > [Back in the early 1980s when rappers couldn't perform in the fancy venues because the police were too racist and scared, it was the punk venues letting them in to perform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/back-in-the-early-1980s-when-rappers-couldn-t-perform-in-the-fancy/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc2/jpegmafia-7848_back_back-in-the-early-1980s-when-rappers-cou_361295.jpg) ## More by JPEGMAFIA > [I am used to experiencing so much trauma, that when I see it, I have to speak out. I don't think rappers have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/i-am-used-to-experiencing-so-much-trauma-that-when-i-see-it-i-have-to/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [I started producing when I was listening to The Diplomats. The first time I heard Cam'ron was 'Dead or Alive.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/i-started-producing-when-i-was-listening-to-the-diplomats-the-first/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [America to me is where I grew up: in Brooklyn, around other black and Latino people who helped and loved each other. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/america-to-me-is-where-i-grew-up-in-brooklyn-around-other-black-and/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [Well, me and Freaky been knowing each other for a while, and he was always playing crazy music in his room, but he would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/well-me-and-freaky-been-knowing-each-other-for-a-while-and-he-was/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [Most of my experience with racism comes from living in the South.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/most-of-my-experience-with-racism-comes-from-living-in-the-south/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [My music experience living in Baltimore was life-altering. To this day, there is no scene that works as hard or puts as much effort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/my-music-experience-living-in-baltimore-was-life-altering-to-this-day/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [Bjork for sure. Definitely, I would like to do like something with Tommy Genesis, too. There's a lot of people actually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/bjork-for-sure-definitely-i-would-like-to-do-like-something-with/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [Rick Rubin is interesting. He doesn't wear shoes, I think? No wait, he wears shoes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/rick-rubin-is-interesting-he-doesn-t-wear-shoes-i-think-no-wait-he/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [Back in the early 1980s when rappers couldn't perform in the fancy venues because the police were too racist and scared, it was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/back-in-the-early-1980s-when-rappers-couldn-t-perform-in-the-fancy/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [I don't rely on the strength of my image.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/i-don-t-rely-on-the-strength-of-my-image/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [I'd rather be dead than work in a warehouse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/i-d-rather-be-dead-than-work-in-a-warehouse/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [The idea of me being an icon or something is a very funny thing, just because of my own weird insecurities. But, yeah... probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/the-idea-of-me-being-an-icon-or-something-is-a-very-funny-thing-just/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [The only real thing I took away from the military is that it just reinforced all the things I already thought about the underbelly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/the-only-real-thing-i-took-away-from-the-military-is-that-it-just/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [I've been watching anime for a minute, so I know like real weird deep anime that people probably don't care about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/i-ve-been-watching-anime-for-a-minute-so-i-know-like-real-weird-deep/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) > [I don't think rappers have a responsibility, but for me, I gotta say something. I can't just look at injustice and keep quiet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/i-don-t-think-rappers-have-a-responsibility-but-for-me-i-gotta-say/) [JPEGMAFIA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpegmafia/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/punk-venues/jpegmafia/#itemlist", "name": "1 Punk Venues Quotes By JPEGMAFIA", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Back in the early 1980s when rappers couldn't perform in the fancy venues because the police were too racist and scared, it was the punk venues letting them in to perform.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "JPEGMAFIA" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpegmafia/back-in-the-early-1980s-when-rappers-couldn-t-perform-in-the-fancy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc2/jpegmafia-7848_back_back-in-the-early-1980s-when-rappers-cou_361295.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc2/jpegmafia-7848_back_back-in-the-early-1980s-when-rappers-cou_361295.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc2/jpegmafia-7848_back_back-in-the-early-1980s-when-rappers-cou_361295.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Back in the early 1980s when rappers couldn't perform in the fancy venues because the police were too racist…” — JPEGMAFIA", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/punk-venues/jpegmafia/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/punk-venues/jpegmafia/", "name": "Punk Venues Quotes by JPEGMAFIA", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/punk-venues/jpegmafia/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc2/jpegmafia-7848_back_back-in-the-early-1980s-when-rappers-cou_361295.jpg" }, "description": "1 Punk Venues quotes by JPEGMAFIA. 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