Andy Mineo Quotes

Andy Mineo is an American Christian hip hop artist and songwriter. He has released several albums and EPs, gaining recognition for his lyrical ability and thought-provoking music. Mineo's music combines elements of hip hop, pop, and electronic genres, and his lyrics often reflect his faith and personal experiences. He has become a prominent figure in the Christian hip hop music scene.

I think there are more religious overtones in music because these artists want to be connected to greatness. What is greater or higher than God himself?

New York City is the greatest city on the planet. ... -Andy Mineo

New York City is the greatest city on the planet. It's the capital of the world.

Going to church and stuff was just something I did... -Andy Mineo

Going to church and stuff was just something I did with my mom.

It's really tough to be an active member of your church when you travel so much, but that's the stuff that keeps you going.

'Hook' was one of my favorite movies when I was growing up, so we played with that theme on the title 'Never Land.'

I want to bring meaningful conversations to the ta... -Andy Mineo

I want to bring meaningful conversations to the table, and I want to shake some things up.

No matter how successful you become... there's alw... -Andy Mineo

No matter how successful you become... there's always that sense that you could be better.

I found Beam when he was 16 years old. He dropped his SoundCloud page onto my Facebook. 'I listened to it and was like, these tracks are actually dope.'

I think when I show my vulnerability, people relate with that because they know deep down inside that they have vulnerable moments, and they can really connect and identify with me on those things.

We live in a society of triviality, and my music and what I'm about kind of starts to break that mold and adds more meaning and dialogue to hip hop.

There is very little room for humor and personalit... -Andy Mineo

There is very little room for humor and personality in hip-hop.

I was wondering if any of my faith was real at all, and I started to let go of a lot of things that I had learned and say, 'Maybe I just need to start over entirely with what I have learned about my faith.' And that's what I did.

Hip-hop has always been about keeping it authentic and being authentically you. That is what I try to do in my music and when I speak about the Bible.

I feel like God's given me a gift that I want to s... -Andy Mineo

I feel like God's given me a gift that I want to steward and share with the world.

Nobody - regardless of how they feel or behave - deserves to be on the other end of receiving hatred and discrimination.

I'm my biggest problem; I'm the thing that stops me most from doing what I need to do to be successful or to achieve success in whatever area of life.

I think I beat myself up more than anyone else.... -Andy Mineo

I think I beat myself up more than anyone else.

I think people see faith as a section of their life, like, 'I go to church on Sunday...' but for me, my faith runs through the entirety of my life.

People think hip-hop is evil, but it's sometimes the people making hip-hop that are evil. The genre isn't wicked, but the people in it are.

I had a lot of friends be kind of standoffish afte... -Andy Mineo

I had a lot of friends be kind of standoffish after I became a Christian.

I'm not going to degrade women, and that's very an... -Andy Mineo

I'm not going to degrade women, and that's very anti-hip-hop.

I think 'Never Land' is, like, my first really strong attempt to create music... that can encourage people who share my faith but also challenge and intrigue people who don't.

For some reason, we have completely separated Christians who are rappers, and we have separated, I guess, regular rappers. I feel that we should be able to mingle, enjoy each other's company, and trade ideas.

I searched YouTube for 'deaf music videos' and watched them with the sound muted. I noticed that though you could understand the words being signed, the sense of rhythm was lost. That's when I had the idea to create a video where you could see the sounds you couldn't hear.

I think the thing that makes Indiana basketball special is that they have incredible teams, both college teams and pro teams, and they're all about grit.

I started to have almost a realization that a lot of the evangelical leaders I looked up to and found hope in - I started realizing a lot of them just weren't the people I thought they were.

Being a Christian and seeing that white evangelical Christians were primarily the people who put guys like Donald Trump into office made my entire world explode.

I think, for a while, my music was exclusively for those who shared my beliefs. But I realized I was perpetuating the bubble that I was living in instead of inviting people into my world.

If someone announces me as a 'Christian rapper,' there's still an 'Eh, no thanks.' But perceptions are starting to change.

I created 'You Can't Stop Me' without trying. Ther... -Andy Mineo

I created 'You Can't Stop Me' without trying. There was nothing premeditated about that record.

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