I'm hoping that my entrepreneurial side will have me at a place where I don't have to do anything. That's what I'm striving for.

I believe there should be no more drama, but it's everywhere you go. It's just about how you get out. You've gotta bob and weave because it's everywhere. How do I keep the drama low? It's about using your head.

My main exercise is cardio. The treadmill is fine, but running outdoors gives me the best results. I try to log 6 to 8 miles a week. I could be in the worst mood, but when I do my cardio, I feel much, much better.

God comes first - if I don't love him, I can't love anybody, and if I can't love me I can't love nobody.

No one compares to you. Just remember that. There's no one out there - there's only one of you, and that's it. And whatever you believe about you that's great, no one else has it. And I can't look like you, there's no way I can slip into your body and be you, and you can't slip into my body and be me. This is all we're gonna get.

The younger Mary J. Blige, I would call her, she was very unaware, ignorant.

I decided to start my own label because so many people with talent come to me wanting to know how they can get in the music business.