God just has a way of working things out the way he wants to and you have no say in that.

My new one (tattoo) says 'Never a failure, always a lesson' and is kind of my mantra to life, just a reminder. My life is just a crazy rollercoaster every day and whenever I read that it just reassures me.

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

Man down is a song about a girl who has committed a murder that she regrets and is completely remorseful about.

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

I always keep my guard up with guys and I guess that can get in the way sometimes. I can make them go through hell.

Over the holidays, and even during filming, I realized that I actually like my body, even if it's not perfect according to the book. I just feel sexy. For the first time, I don't want to get rid of the curves. I just want to tone it up. My body is comfortable, and it's not unhealthy, so I'm going to rock with it.