As we've mentioned before, Squidnice sees speaking the truth as a necessitywhether that be his thoughts on Trump or the back stories on his tattoos. In today's installment of Open Space, the Staten Island rapper delves into both. "First off, he was in the WWE," Squid says, in reference to Trump. "If you're in the WWE, you're not allowed to be president. That should be a rule."

Squidnice showed off some fresh ink, which he shows to literally everyone (it's a face tat). He describes it simply as "nice," and says he got it because he's one of the nicest rappers in the game. According to Squid, he's only got two tattoosthe other one, also a face tat, is of the number 22, which refers to his days of selling Xans and owning his first handgun. He's achieved some success since then though, so he lives a somehwat more legit lifestyle nowadays.

"I don't want to have to go to jail for shooting a person who just wants to get clout off my name," says Squidnice. "Why risk it? I'm not going to jail. It's not for me."

Inspired by a diverse group of artists including 50 Cent, The Notorious B.I.G., Nelly and Sean Paul, Squidnice has no desire to be labeled a SoundCloud Rapper. Garnering millions of streams on the platform for his breakthrough song "Trap By My Lonely," Squid is quick to note that he's duplicated that success on YouTube and WorldStarHipHop, with millions of views for his music video, which dropped at the top of the summer.

"If SoundCloud was around when Rick James was here, he'd probably would've been on here too," he says.

Check out Squidnice's Open Space above.

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