I just feel so much joy and gratitude that people have connected to it in this way. The biggest reward that I could ever get is seeing women, especia….

We are getting an education of a lifetime. We're actually out there in the real world..

I've let go of being a super perfectionist on every single note and wanting the pitch to be absolutely perfect all of the time. I grew up watching th….

I always have looked at "indie" as a term of "independence." Never associated a sonic gesture with that in the same way that pop music has always mea….

Our mother always taught us to be in control of our voice and our bodies and our work, and she showed us that through her example. If she conjured up….

Any decision I make is based on myself, and the only person I have to give an explanation to is God..

My parents only played Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye. That's when New Kids came out, and we wanted to jam that. My mom was like, "Put that thing off an….

I remember being really young and having this voice inside that told me to trust my gut. And my gut has been really, really strong in my life. It's p….

I'm a fan of hip-hop and I love it, I by no means am an expert on it..

I actually produced other people's vocals for a long time when I first signed my publishing deal and I had just sort of decided that I only wanted to….

You get educated by traveling..

I think many people, especially from other cultures, just don't understand the role hair plays in Black women's lives..

I love music. But I'm not gonna work myself to death. If there ever comes a point where I'm not enjoying it, then I'm not gonna do it anymore. I've p….

Style is the way we communicate who we are to people before we open our mouths..

I actually love my natural hair when it's in a twist out and it's been slept on for five days and revived by the steam of the shower..

I have to learn how to say no a lot. Life is too short for anything else..

As an artist, everybody has the opportunity to celebrate and speak their truth..

When you're younger, you get shoved a lot. You don't really have a say-so..

Women face a lot of challenges every day - we have to stand firm in our walk and our intentions - but there are times when that weight feels too heav….

I don't really have guilty pleasures. Anything musically that I fully, fully believe, is good no matter who the artist is, no matter what the marketi….

I was working through a lot of challenges at every angle of my life, and a lot of self-doubt, a lot of pity-partying. And I think every woman in her ….