It's hard for black women to ask for help. We think we don't need it. We're used to being in pain and living with it.

I also think that [political turmoil] gives artists something, a way of kind of processing.

We can look at history and see that [political turmoil is] fertile ground for art.

My friends and I have all been super motivated to work and to do the work that we need to and want to and think should be in the world.

So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having. Where I would usually backspace, I stop and say, "You know what? This is important, that I say how I feel and don't sugarcoat it, and don't avoid it." In my experience when I do try to avoid something, it makes its way into the work anyway. To be in front of it and just make friends with it is easier for me.

It's hard for black women to ask for help. We think we don't need it. We're used to being in pain and living with it.

Language from songs and TV shows feel integral because it helps to create the environment and describe the full picture.