Did you give anyone a heads up before going public?

Nitty Scott, MC: Yeah, I had to talk to my dad personally because he was a little off-put by a recent interview that I did, and I had to tell him that this was really only the beginning of me sharing my story. I’m not Eminem who hates his mother and wants to watch her die; that’s not how I’m going about it.

How did you land the features with Ab-Soul and Stacy Barthe?

Nitty Scott, MC: It was organic. They’re my music friends and we make beautiful music together. Stacy Barthe, that’s my sister right there, kindred spirit. I was just working on the record she’s on, “Still I Rise,” and she walked into the studio and just caught the vibe. It was very emotional and heavy in the studio that day. I was crying. I could barely get certain words out, and I think as a woman she just related to what I was talking about and said ‘I want to be apart of this.’ So she just got on the booth and laid something down.

In an interview with XXL, you say that artists like Lola Monroe and Iggy Azalea aren’t breaking any molds. How do you hope to break the mold?

Nitty Scott, MC: I feel like I break the mold by the method of being an independent artist. I’ve managed to stay relevant, busy, touring, on these big platforms, whether it be TV or radio, and I’ve managed to do that steadily for the last 3 to 4 years with no financial backing.  The independent game is something that is empowering. I also feel like I’m representing a facet of woman that just isn’t being represented right now. I feel like that Iggy Azalea’s and the Lola Monroe’s can exist but not everybody can relate to that.  I just feel like I’m making it so that 10 years from now the next girl who wants to get on and rap, share her story, I’m making that possible, just like the Lauryn Hill’s and the MC Lyte’s did that for me.

Would you call yourself a feminist? 

Nitty Scott, MC: I would. True feminism is not telling women that they need to be anything. We can be whoever we want, and that’s true feminism. However you’re comfortable carrying yourself, that’s true feminism. So that’s kind’ve how my message has altered a little bit, and it’s helped me to embrace my own sexuality, my own womanhood because at one point, I didn’t feel like I can be sexual and feminine and still be considered a smart businesswoman. I thought those two things can’t go together, and that’s not fair.