I had to survive a lot. I didn't premeditate my life. Life just happened as it did. And I had to figure it out as I went along.

For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback.

It's one of many ways that Barack shows me and the girls how special we are. And that's the thing that touches me about him. I don't care what's on his plate. I don't care what he's struggling with. When he steps off that elevator into our residence he is Barack and dad. And there's just those little things that you do that remind you, that you know, I still got ya.

My most important title is still “mom-in-chief.

I'm not all dolled up. We tried to keep it as real as we could. We're telling you something that happened. It's a part of history. I hope this movie [ 'Surviving Compton'] gives you a little bit of me and of my music and my heart.

I can't think of any time we had a discussion [with Dre] about the aftermath of what happened the night before. We just had too much going on.

No one country can confront them alone…the only way forward is together.