Soul music is about longevity and reaching and touching people on a human level - and that's never going to get lost.

I don't rhyme right now, but I may ten years from now.

I did an internship at the Ardent theatre company in Philly after dropping out of college. I was earning $165 a week building sets and cleaning the toilets. Cleaning toilets is a good way of getting in touch with your creativity. That's when you find out if you got anything going on in your head.

I was reared in a Jehovah's Witness household. I was taught that every man should be judged by his deeds and not his color, and I firmly stand where my grandmother left me.

I was conceived after doctors told my mother she'd never have children. I'm a miracle - we all are.

Being a mom, it feels like I did something so powerful and amazing. It's such a gigantic blessing, and a confirmation that the Creator exists. And all of that has made me feel sexier and stronger. I call it 'lava in my spine.'

I need to find creative diversity because if I get stuck, I get unhappy.