Desperately yearning to accept its all as it should be.
SZAMy 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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Only break the rules baby or whatever Ja said.
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I love classical jazz.
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I have an abundant amount of love in my life, and I’m grateful for that.
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I think music is honest and will make you do honest things.
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Nothing feels better than switching wigs for no reason.
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I love cuffing season. It’s a very inspiring season for those who want to be inspired.
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My mom didn’t let me eat sugar or candy until I was older.
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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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Pain plus love and time = power.
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I did some work on Beyonce and Nick Minaj’s ‘Feeling Myself.’
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It starts with trusting yourself, even if people are telling you you’re too young to trust yourself.
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I don’t enjoy being interviewed. I feel like it exhausts a lot of my energy. I feel empty after.
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Wearing a hijab never made me feel any more conservative – it made me feel safe. Then, after 9/11, I became the butt of a joke on the playground, so I stopped wearing it. Kids can be really cruel when you’re the only black girl in your Girl Scout troop.
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Every day I pray to see myself the way God and others see me.
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I was a gymnast for 13 years, so I was heavy into sports.
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