You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth.

You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth.

I'm a singer who thinks like a rapper.

If we didn't have understanding of our journey, we wouldn't be able to go on. We'd be stuck, like, 'Why me?'

I never do any album to beat it. I do it to extend it.

I cannot save the world, that's not what I'm trying to do. I guess I'm just trying to walk the walk and be an example to those that want it. Not everybody does, but if Mary J Blige can come out of that same hole you were in, then you can do it too - that's my goal: to do that without saying it, but actually live it.

You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.