As a lyricist, you love to hear other great lyrics or other great concepts.

It's not until I hear songs that I've done, that I realize how much of an inspiration music from the '60s and '70s has been.

Risk the fall to know how it feels to fly.

I'm not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I'm thick. I like my body.

Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. Gangsta rap didnt exist.

Most times, your blessings are also your curses. And for me, I have this ability to express myself so clearly with pen and paper, but when it comes to expressing myself verbally, I put up a big wall.

I’ve found that the best life has to offer is right in front of me, with my husband and child