When I was around 18, I looked in the mirror and said, 'You're either going to love yourself or hate yourself.' And I decided to love myself. That changed a lot of things.

Having Black hair is unique in that Black women change up styles a lot. You can walk down one street block in New York City and see 10 different hairstyles that Black women are wearing: straight curls, short cuts, braids - we really run the gamut.

It's not necessarily what a family is typically supposed to look like. But it is what it is. It's about a connection and bond that everyone can identify with.

[when I'm not working I like to] listen to music, watch something really funny like South Park.

I already enjoy cooking. I like different flavors and putting different things together and really like taking normal recipes to a higher level.

There are so many things I'd like to do. Like becoming a parent. To me that is the next natural progression in life.

I'd say, if you want to be an artist, start with your art; start with making great music and it will, hopefully, eventually cut through all of the nonsense that is out there.