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

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" 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. "

" As artists, we have the luxury of experimenting with extra crazy things, but I feel like my aesthetic is very street-style and high-low. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It takes a lot for you to find your confidence, but you shouldn't let someone else be the person to find it for you. "

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

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

" One of the biggest things I struggle with is people's opinions. As much as I would like to say that I don't care, I see those comments. And sometimes it affects you more than others, or may completely change your mood. "

" 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. "

" My hair color is super important to my look because I feel like it helps kind of define who I am. It's like a characteristic of mine that makes me feel comfortable and different from the rest. "

" My mom is an entertainment attorney, and she brought me to a BMI panel for people who were interested in becoming artists. While I was there, her friends kept peer pressuring me to go and sing in front of everyone because I was a very, very shy girl. "

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

" On the real, because you're dyeing your hair so much, it gets really damaged, so you just want to use a lot of products that help hydrate it and keep it nice and keep it moisturized. It gets really, really dry. "

" Social media is a huge struggle for my generation in general - it's a lot of pressure! Even having an Instagram is stressful. You have to make it look cool, posting it at the right time, and it's become its own job and not something where you connect with people. "

" We all feel like we're alone, but as artists, we get to see firsthand from our fans that we're not. Hearing them scream the words to your songs is the most amazing feeling. "

" I just want to make great music. There's not a genre that I would categorize it as, but I want it to be true and authentic. "

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

" Jeremih is a dope artist. "

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

" 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.' "

" 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! "

" I like L.A., but I'm definitely a Brooklyn girl; I'm a city girl. I need the cars honking. I need the bright lights. I need people yelling in the middle of the night screaming at each other. I need all of that. "

" There's always competition in the world, but you don't have to be enemies. You can empower each other. "

" One time I tried bangs, and people just weren't feeling it at all, but it's my hair. It's my unicorn mane, and it's definitely very important to me. It's also my body, and so I don't really care about other people's opinion of it. "

" 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. "

" No one can predict the future, but what I do know is that myself and my team work hard every day to make sure that my vision, my sound, and my brand reach their full potential. "

" Things move really fast on the Internet and get forgotten, we always want something new, even though something may have just came out. "

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

" Sometimes, people have issues, and you just wish sometimes that it could be good. "