There are a lot of people who helped make Queen Latifah who she is today. I don't forget, but a lot of people do and get big heads.

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.

There are different flavours of sexiness.

I never pictured myself as just a rapper; I always wanted to act and do whatever else I could do. I always felt like I could do a lot of different things.

Roxanne Shanté was kind of the first female to really come out and get respected by dudes, because she went at dudes real hard and battled them and freestyled a lot, and really came off the head a lot.

I feel anger and I feel understanding. It's a difficult position to be in.

Sometimes I pray when I really feel like I need God to help me with something, and sometimes we just have conversations. We just kick it.