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" I embrace my darker skin - always have, always will. In addition, I believe black women have always been trailblazers and trendsetters. Acknowledgement or not, we are and always have been beautiful. "

Justine Skye

Skin

Beautiful

Black

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Out

" I think the way I dress says I'm young and I'm living life. "

" Growing up, it was always a huge battle with my mom to let me color my hair or add extensions. "

" I definitely look up to Rihanna. She doesn't care what anyone thinks of her, and she's not afraid of taking risks and trying different things, whether it's fashion or music. She's all about what makes her comfortable. "

" I'll always be a Brooklyn girl. "

" Every time I've been around Beyonce, I get so nervous that I forget how to speak English. "

" My family is from Flatbush, but I grew up in Fort Greene-Clinton Hill area. "

Justine Skye

Hill

Grew

" My hair is always going to be purple; that's kind of my thing. It doesn't matter what length I make it, as long as it's purple. "

" Before I go to bed, I twist my hair so it doesn't get knotted by morning and cover it with a silk scarf so it stays moisturized. In addition, I tend to wash my hair around once a week or every two weeks, depending on what I'm doing with it. "

" I get nervous every single time. It doesn't matter if there're five people or five thousand. What I have noticed is that the more people there are, the less nervous I am. It's way harder to impress five people. "

" I love jerk chicken. I could literally eat it every single day of my life. I also like curry goat, rice and peas, and ackee and saltfish. For some reason, no one ever taught me how to cook, though. They've always cooked for me! "

" When it comes to '90s R&B, I grew up on a lot of Aaliyah and Destiny's Child, Missy Elliott, Usher, Jill Scott. Whatever my mom was playing in the house is what I was listening to. "

" Life is too short to be scared and not take risks. I'd rather be the person that's like, 'I messed up,' than, 'I wish I did that.' "

" Fashion has always been an important part of my life. "

" I want to build up the most hype around my album. I wouldn't just throw it away. "

Justine Skye

Just

Away

" I like to mix the street look with classy and sexy. I call it 'hood chic.' "

" If I'm going to a fancy event, I try to be princess-like. "

" It may sound corny and cliche, but there was a time - and there are still times even today - when I feel lost or confused, and I question if I'm doing the right things. Then I look at my fans, and I listen to music, and I'm reminded that this is my destiny. "

" I never leave anywhere without my watch because it's a very special gift given to me by one of my managers. "

Justine Skye

Gift

Leave

" As a young adult, we all go through things now on social media. It's a part of our everyday lives. "

Justine Skye

Now

Young

" A lot of people love to throw the social climber thing at people who are on the rise, but it's really just God moving all the people that are distractions, all the obstacles, out of the way for me to achieve what I'm destined to achieve. "

Justine Skye

Love

Obstacles

" I'm trying to make history. "

" I've been through a heartbreak and seen the business side of the music industry. Now I see things clearer. "

" MAC always has the cool, funky products. "

" I used to sing SWV's 'Weak' every day when people would ask me to sing. "

Justine Skye

Every Day

Weak

" I use Manic Panic to dye my hair. Sometimes I do it myself. "

" New York has definitely turned into more of, like, a hipster place. "

Justine Skye

Place

" When I was 16, I started to spend a lot of time in Soho and downtown New York and noticed everyone's style and the eclectic things people would wear. And that's when I started to experiment with things like my lipstick and mixing different kinds of pieces and, of course, my hair color. "

" Sometimes there can be pressure to post, especially from your followers. "

" I surrounded myself with a lot of different creative people and ambitious people. "