People is, I think, it's their nature - some people's nature, in a way, to be angry or jealous or just spiteful about somebody else's blessings.

African people worldwide are known to be welcoming and open-minded.

For my writing, and because I love talking to young women about life, I often asked them which would they rather have - a father in the house with them while growing up or a big butt? I tell you 86 percent of the time, girls say a big butt because it gets them further.

Common is one of the nicest people I've ever met, and to describe him as a vile rapper because he has an opinion... just says a lot about the state of America. You are allowed to have an opinion in the United States - he's never harmed anybody, he just has an opinion about a president that wasn't good for our country.

A woman is more than the sum of her parts.

When I was 12, I wrote a list of things to do before I died. Own a Picasso was one of those things.

When I sing, I have to live in that moment, so my audience can feel that. That is my reason for doing art.