I’ve always been a very young person with a very old soul.
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I hang out with the right people, my friends that I’ve had since the beginning. We go to the beach, take walks, paint, see our family – just normal things that people who become famous lose sight of.
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Love my small team, proud of our sweet beginnings, every step feels so rewarding.
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My brain kind of works in steps. I have to go through things and then process them and then write about them. I have to understand them first.
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When you look at me, you can’t really tell what I am, but I’m black, white, Native, Spanish, and a little bit of Filipino.
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Everybody is on the ‘I’ll cross the bridge when it comes’ conversation. I don’t think anybody truly knows.
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It don’t take a whole day to recognize sunshine.
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I went from broke and homeless sleeping on couches. I couldn’t even figure out what I was doing in Los Angeles. Now, I’m paying my own bills. I’m about to move my mama in with me at 19. I’m on tour now, and this is all off of one mixtape.
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Focused on fire. Bringing the heat.
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Stardom is a crazy thought. If that’s what my path is, then that’s where I’m excited to be headed towards.
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My biggest role model right now is Beyonce, just ’cause she is a very, very strong, powerful woman, and that’s obviously the number one reason to be inspired by her. She is just killing every game there is to kill.
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I feel like I don’t really care about impressing other people. I thoroughly enjoy impressing myself.
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Sometimes I make songs about girls, and I say ‘he,’ or I’ll make songs about guys, and I say ‘she,’ or sometimes they’re exactly what they’re about. I feel like it just allows me to get a lot more perspective.
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Love is sight, sight is love. Stay where you’re seen, it’s where you’re loved.
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I think most people don’t know that I really write everything myself. No help. There’s nobody in the studio except for me and the engineer. A lot of people don’t think I’m a singer. They think I’m a rapper.
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My lyrics are a complete 180 from what they used to be in terms of maturity. And I have a kid, so that changes everything.
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I’m a healthy eater, but I don’t consider Chick-fil-A fast food.
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You are anything but conventional, baby, did ya know?
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There’s girls that grew up like me and even worse, and they need to know that there is someone out there that can give them hope with my music. It’s about inspiring people and helping people.
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It’s funny: I don’t listen to too much rap. I don’t listen to too much older hip-hop. If I do, it’s Ja Rule.
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Motherhood, building character one day at a time.
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I’m frazzled, but I’m good.
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I ain’t the passenger I’m the pilot.
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New flame, I’m blowin out matches.
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My brain kind of works in steps. I have to go through things and then process them and then write about them. I have to understand them first.
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Me being so open just helps other people. People feel like they know me so much that they can talk to me all of the time about really personal things. Sometimes it’s really nice and comforting. It depends on the person, whether they’re creepy or not.
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Vocally, I’m always listening to Brandy. As a writer, I’m always listening to India Arie and Drake.
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