I've had to come through a lot and I've made a lot of different mistakes, but I realized that I never gave up. I wanted to so badly.

When I was a little girl, I remember carrying my orange UNICEF carton with me as I went Trick-or-Treating.

When I was 17, my producer Rodney Jerkins was working with Michael Jackson at the time. He knew how much I wanted to meet Michael Jackson, so he says, 'Would you like to come and meet him?' I'm like, 'Are you serious? Of course I want to meet Michael Jackson! Where do I meet you? Where do we come?'

I was rapping as a hobby. It was something I did for my friends and just played around on ideas and stuff like that.

Just staying true to yourself and staying true to your passion. Following your gut.

What do I think of myself? I know my worth. I know my value. I know I have to lead by example. I can't just be all over the place. I put the energy out that I want given back to me. And again, I'm true to me.

I'm just going with the flow. I'm in the process, I'm on the path. I'm really working towards all of my goals and music is definitely on the way.