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" Africa doesn't look like it's changed that much to me since I first went in '94. There is still a major economic divide, but the rights of Africans have changed and progressed. "
Rights
Look
Africa
" As I get older, my perspective changes, and I just see how relationships aren't always what they appear to be. It's one of those sad but true things. We can see sometimes when people are becoming distant in all the things that create breaking apart, as painful as it is, and at the same time, still appreciating that person. "
Time
Changes
People
" 'Break of Dawn,' musically, is still soulful and eclectic, but I think I opened up a little bit more vocally. It's a little more intimate. It's a little more sensual than before - and pensive. "
More
Musically
Sensual
" E-40 is another person I love working with because he is so entertaining. "
Person
He
Because
" Even if a song has shallow lyrics, there's something that you feel, regardless of what their lyrics are. "
Feel
You
Song
" Get a good lawyer because sometimes it's hard to understand what you might or might not be agreeing to. "
Sometimes
Lawyer
You
" Good soul music should make you feel something in your heart, in your body, and in your spirit. That's what I try to do both in the studio and on stage. "
Soul
Body
Good
" How I started my musical career, officially, was really, like, my family and I deciding to put out, you know, the 'Closer' album that started really small, you know, with a vision that we'd make it pass there. "
You
Vision
Small
" I believe, as artists, I do think we have a responsibility, and there's also a place for a lot of different artists. It is nice when music captures the honesty of the time but also what we're going through in that moment. "
Honesty
Think
Time
" I believe in reflecting honesty and reflecting reality in my music and making music that touches people emotionally - music that can bring us together. "
Together
People
Bring
" I care about a lot of social issues, and I care about fashion. "
Social
Social Issues
Care
" I'd been doing shows, but I slowed down because I had a daughter and got to spend some time having more of a family life. "
Time
Life
Got
" I did a track with Khao, out of Atlanta, who's worked with T.I. Did a track with Maylay, who did a lot with John Legend's album. I got in the studio with Kanye West; we did a song. The dedication for the career takes a lot of work, but if you love it, it's worth it. "
Song
Legend
Love
" I didn't want to be taken advantage of and burnt out in the industry. I worked with my family really closely, so I was able to get that respect in the industry. So now I feel that I can let my guard down. People know who I am; I can be myself. I can be more versatile, and I can wear what I want. "
People
Family
I Am
" I did struggle with what I want to say socially, but it's important to reflect where I'm at mentally. "
Struggle
Want
Reflect
" I don't wear that much makeup. I'll do a little concealer here and there and apply some mascara. It just depends on how I'm feeling that day, but I try and go days without makeup just because I think it's healthier for skin to breathe. "
Makeup
Skin
Think
" I enjoy being able to do different kinds of music, not just to be eclectic but because those are all a part of me. "
Music
Enjoy
Different
" I feel happy with myself when I go to the steam room and steam my face. But truth be told, my ultimate beauty indulgence is lip balm - I can't go an hour without lip balm. "
Beauty
Face
Happy
" I feel, in my live shows, I can be as dynamic as I want. It's my comfort zone. When I get in the studio, it's more of a solitary experience, which can be good creatively. "
Good
Live
Experience
" I have a lot of family in South Africa, but I grew up in California. I feel like my name keeps me connected to a long line of people that have been through a heck of a lot. It reminds me to stay grateful, and it reminds me to try and step my game up if I'm slacking. "
Family
Grateful
Me
" I'm extremely proud I was born and raised in the Bay Area and loved representing Oakland. I started recording in the Bay Area and worked with a lot of different producers. But I always wanted to collaborate with different writers and get different perspectives. "
Different
Born
Always
" I'm looking to immerse myself more in the entertainment community and possibly get into doing some acting. Music is my first love, what I was most naturally drawn to and choose to study. Getting into the acting world is like a new exciting challenge. "
Community
Love
World
" I'm thankful that my daughter's father has allowed me to do what I do because that really makes a difference. I do believe a woman can have it all. "
Daughter
Me
Thankful
" In high school, I started training, singing with choirs, and getting voice lessons and doing a lot of creative writing and decided that that's really what I wanted to pursue as a career, and that's what I was going to study. "
Writing
Training
School
" Instagram is a personal subscription. It's like your own personal magazine. It's like doing a photo shoot for no money, which is cool. "
Like
Doing
Cool
" I say that I do soul, R&B music. I have so many influences, from Billie Holiday, Nina Simone to Stevie Wonder and Prince and even Al Green and Bjork. And a lot of hip hop music has influenced me a lot - you know - De La Soul and Digital Underground and A Tribe Called Quest. "
Music
Me
Know
" I tend to write a lot of love songs, but I always want there to be something real and authentic that people can connect to, and I want to not just do it in a stereotypical way. "
Always
People
Real
" I think glass has so many different forms. Sometimes it comes off as something so breakable and fragile, but it's amazingly strong. It starts as sand, and it takes on different lives, but it is breakable. "
Sand
Think
Strong
" I think it's okay to be vulnerable and ask for support when you need it. It's something more women have to do because it's not easy. "
Women
You
Think
" I think it's possible to be a great mother and have a successful career. I like that more women are doing this. "
Women
Think
Mother
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