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" I was a gymnast for 13 years, so I was heavy into sports. "

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" I worry so much. Like, 'Damn, how can I be excellent?' But it's a journey. "

" I have an abundant amount of love in my life, and I'm grateful for that. "

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" My parents are really conservative. My dad is Muslim, and my mom is the most conservative woman you've ever met. They're very aristocratic in the most quaint suburban way. "

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" My mom is a Pan-Africanist. My dad is still Orthodox Sunni Muslim, but he's super fun. He worked in television for years. He was a Black Panther. "

" I just make music however I feel and pray that it connects, and if it does, I'm super thankful. I think genres are more for other people, not for yourself. "

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" In one way, I want to heal people. "

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" I want to excel at something, to follow through, to not be afraid. "

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" My music is touching people in whatever spaces they need to be touched in. "