I like a man who smells good. Puts on cologne; lotions his body. It keeps me wanting. I like feeling that way.

Ain't nothing coming easily in this life. Sometimes you gotta work, you gotta grow and it gotta hurt.

I chose No. 1 Ladies' Detective, or I'll say it chose me, and it was an absolute blessing, for the experience of being in Africa for seven months and learning so many different things, from languages to foods to greetings. On so many levels, it was an incredible experience.

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.

We all get angry and jealous sometimes, none of us is perfect, but we should not try to be different.

Heartbreak was the impetus to me writing poems and music in the first place. Over the years, I had my heart broken so badly that if I didn't find a way to get all the pain out, I was going to lose my mind. I was crazy! Like, wanting to slash tires and smash car windows. Crazy! I was so hurt that I had to write.

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