Hip-Hop is bigger than the government.
I come from a long line of matriarchal women, and my greatest teachers were my mothers.
I grew up with all mothers, all women. I come from a long line of matriarchs, very strong women.
I don't have one song that sounds like another one in my entire catalog.
My mom was the Diana Ross of our clan. She was always up-to-date, and always knew what to do and what not to do in a fashion sense.
What singing means to me, I never did consider myself a singer, I just let people watch me feel music and how it comes through me. I've worked on it and practiced a lot. I mean, music, I dance to it, and singing is just one way of getting it out of me.