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" A lot of people don't know that before the artist, I wanted to be a writer and producer. That's always been a love of mine. Its easy for me to do it on myself, but it's fun to create for someone else. "

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" My father was very abusive, and it was hard for my mother at first to leave because we had depended on him for so long. Sometimes you kind of get adjusted to getting that beating. "

" I think Aaliyah has influenced artists like a Ciara. "

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" No matter what I'm doing for myself or someone else, I'm constantly writing and working on other people's albums. "

" I'm blessed to be living this dream of writing and singing, but that's not the real dream I had. The real dream was to make enough money to take care of all the pain and suffering that my mother has been through. "

" I believe that tracks speak to me. Some tracks make me write certain music or make me feel sad or inspire me to write a sad love song. Each track has its feeling to me. "

" My first love is writing and producing. So I sometimes put my own stuff off to work on other people's projects. "

" You don't make any money being an artist. Writing and producing? You get your money from that. You live comfortable. "

" I remember having mice in the house and my father taking some newspaper and beating me because mice was running on me while I was asleep. "

" We're told that to be fly, you gotta have a fly car, the rims on your wheels, the fly jewels, and that to work a regular job and make legal money is uncool. "

" I got to feel like what I'm giving the fans is 100 percent and that it's game-changing. "

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" Hip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music. "

" When you are creating to the magnitude that I try to create, your brain is like a computer, and you need to refresh. "

" I guess my friends probably think I'm one of the lamest when it comes to doing stuff. "

" I hear a lot of influence from me and Timbaland's whole sound in a lot of records of today. But if you have classics like that, then I'm sure you gotta expect that it's gonna influence some people. So, I'm fine with that. "

" Music is a male-dominated field. "

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" Seeing my mother become very strong and very independent had a huge impact on me. "

" And basically I always said when I was little that if I ever became successful or a celebrity, I would buy her this huge house and she would never have to work anymore. And I've done that. So I feel happy about doing that. "

" I want people to feel the heat while they walk down the street and they're just kickin' it. "

" I still represent for overweight adults and kids, but I am also now painfully and personally aware of the health issues. "

" Lil' Kim is my sister, known her for years, and I'll never turn my back on her, but there is enough room for everybody. I want to see everybody get it. "

" I mean, when it's time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine. "

" Me personally, I don't ask too much, but I do ask Him to continue to bless me successfully, financially, and just to keep me humble. "

" I try not to be cruel to people. I know there's a karma, and I'm constantly thinking of my blessings. I live and die by being a Baptist. If I can't go to church on a Sunday, I'll get a tape by the Clark Sisters and slide it in for the day. "

" My Struggles is a record close to me. It's about what I went through at home living with an abusive father. "

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" When something is so hot, I don't want to just jump on it right away. I want to take it home and make sure I give it my best shot. "

" Maybe I should find myself one of those sexy British soccer stars. David Beckham is hot. But I've got a hell of a lot of competition. "

" A lot of people don't know a lot of records that I've written or produced, so that's a highlight for me as a woman. "

" If anybody calls me a female Quincy Jones, that's way, way complimentary. That's something I'll cherish for life. "