If you're prematurely born or if you have things happening when you're like a baby being born. If you have to learn how to walk right or if there's something wrong with your gait or just physical things that are happening. Illnesses affect your family and they impact you because you want to do the best you can to help your family member become more healthy.

I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.

Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think.

Even if you don't have anything, even if you've got a quarter in your pocket, to share with someone else who has nothing really helps.

I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.

Award shows, like the Grammys, were tough on us early in hip-hop, not even televising our categories or splitting them up on best male or female or any of that. We had to earn them.

I feel very positive about Newark's future, but I know we need a lot of help. I think that starts with the education of our kids and making the streets safer.