Be Bold, Be Brave Enough To Be

Two Records Put Me Over The Top With Hip-hop. One Of Them Was 'planet Rock,' And The Other Had No Lyrics - It Was Called 'numbers,' From A Group Called Kraftwerk. Every Kid In The 'hood In New York And New Jersey Was Popping, Locking, And Breaking To That Record. It Was The Hottest Track On The Street At The Time.

There Were Musicians That Influenced Me, But They Weren't All Women. Teena Marie Was A Big Influence Because She Wrote And Produced Her Own Music, Which Let Me Know That Women Could Write And Produce Their Own Music, Which Was An Empowering Moment For Me.

You Have To Allow Your Mind To Create And Then If You Want To Censor Something And Bring It Down Or Point It In A Different Direction, Then You Can Do It.

The Objectification Of Females Is Not A Good Thing! Not Every Rapper Does This, But When The Lyrics Focus Solely On The Strip Club, 'poppin' Bottles' And How Many Girls They Can 'tap,' It Distorts What Kids Are Learning. I Think If There Was More Of A Female Presence In Hip Hop We Could Break Up The Monotony. It's All About Balance.

I'm Not Allowed To Get A Big Head, I've Still Got To Do The Simple Things In Life.