I don't like the fact that there are so few women in rap.

The best form of flattery is to be admired, imitated or respected. I've always felt proud our fans look up to us or feel we are inspirational.

It is stupid not to talk about sex. It is stupid not to communicate with your spouse and your children. It can't be a taboo.

I remember feeling all right with myself until age 13. Then, I was getting off the bus one day and this guy called me Miss Piggy. That was the first time I ever really felt like I wasn't okay.

I'm really open to doing music. We just have to figure out what kind of music it's going to be - something where I don't feel compromised.

Change is not an event, its a process.

There were times in my career I went a little further than I wanted because of expectations. Doing certain things onstage when children were in the audience, wearing certain clothes, singing certain lyrics.