It's tougher to be vulnerable than to actually be tough.

I just really wanted to be myself. I wanted to be sassy, the attitude, all these things that I am.

It started off really…claustrophobic. I feel like I was really really protected. Really guarded with myself. I feel like they [Def Jam] were giving me the blueprint and I couldn’t get with that

Don't lower your standards for anything or anyone.

I have an ugly day every month; pimples on my face, I'm fat and in a bad mood. It's more like an ugly week!

I just love a challenge, whether it’s a relationship, my career, clothing.

It's hard to imagine, but we cant think of HIV/AIDS as being somebody else's story. It could be any of ours.