Racism is ignorant. And it's stupid. And it's old. And it's played out. So beat it already with that, you know what I mean? 'Let's all get along' - I'm so tired of that damn sentence, but it's true.

My mom will make me walk the dogs or take out the trash when I go home.

I want to see 10 female rappers getting regular rotation. It can't be all about a man's opinion.

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.

You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.

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.

I've never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.