We chose it's name [Give the People What They Want] a while ago, long before the cancer. But I can't think of a more fitting title.

[I've worked as a guard at Rikers Island] from 1988 to 1990.

I'm going to dress a little different. Those frilly dresses I used to wear on stage, that was the old me.

I'm lookin' at these Disney characters, these young girls coming out looking like, little whores.

Being with the Dap-Kings is like being an athlete.

Every time I do a gig, my goal is getting new fans.

To be honest, I didn't think I would be here for this album [Give the People What They Want]. I thought I was going to die. When the doctor came in by himself and told me I had cancer, it was frightening. He told me he got it and there would be six months of chemo. I really thought people would be promoting my record without me here to enjoy it. But I'm here.