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My mom was an executive at AT&T, a global account lady. I have no idea what she did. I just know she was never home and speaks several languages.

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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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Father Mom Myself Parents Woman
There’s something different about growing up black and Muslim, especially in New Jersey. It’s like when I left the mosque and I left my dad, I felt unprotected, but I also felt a weird sense of pride, like I was involved in this other way of living that was cool to me.
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Different Father Grow Up Live Pride Protection Religion Weird
Music is my form of cleansing and introspection, so I have to grow in order to accomplish it. SZA
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Accomplishment Grow Up Music
I have a really strong gluten allergy, and I’m pretty lactose-intolerant, like, in a big way, but I love cheese.
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Food Love Myself Strong
I used to be very revenge-motivated, but that’s just because I’m a Scorpio. Now I’m more so, like, practice honesty just because it makes you feel better.
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Feeling Honesty Motivational Myself Practice Revenge
I don’t feel ashamed to be loud, which is an argument I’ve had with lots of men, who thought I was too sassy and unladylike.
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Character Feeling Man Myself Shame
As long as you’re being honest and there’s the intention in what you’re doing, then I think that energy permeates your field and becomes like a homing signal for other people with like energies.
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Honesty Spiritual Yourself
I’m very into details, so I watch movies just for the details.
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Detail Fantasy Myself
I was born in St. Louis, but I’m from Maplewood, New Jersey. Maplewood is completely different than the rest of New Jersey. It’s very small. It’s quietly affluent but more low-key. Lauryn Hill is from my town, though.
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Born Complete Different Myself Place
I was raised orthodox Muslim. Very sheltered, very conservative.
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Born Character Myself
I was a funky kid.
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Children Myself
My music is touching people in whatever spaces they need to be touched in.
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Music Myself People Space Touch
It starts with trusting yourself, even if people are telling you you’re too young to trust yourself.
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Inspirational People Start Trust Young Yourself
My mom didn’t let me eat sugar or candy until I was older.
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Eat Mom Myself Old
On Halloween, because we don’t celebrate it, my dad would drive me somewhere, anywhere different. Like Little Italy in New York to walk around and teach me all about the food and culture.
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Different Father Food Myself Teaching Walk
I don’t want to speak negativity into existence.
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Existence Myself Negative Talk

My mom was an executive at AT&T, a global account lady. I have no idea what she did. I just know she was never home and speaks several languages.

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