I honor Aretha Franklin and respect her. I don't know her, but I love her because I look at my life and I see hers.

'Cause I'm no better than you, you, or you. And I can't get on no throne and preach, 'cause I'm not God.

I don't really like to say things unless I know they're true, and I know Puff is my partner in this music business.

I decided to start my own label because so many people with talent come to me wanting to know how they can get in the music business.

Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don't ever say it'll never happen or it'll never happen.

As far as men go, they never gave me a chance to be me; they were always scared that somebody was going to take me.

I listen to gospel music.

Everything is scary if you look at it. So you just got to live.

I don't want no drama in my life, even though we have a little bit, but no more letting people control you. That's drama, because then you become something that you're not.