I'm Being All Of Me, And It

For My Writing, And Because I Love Talking To Young Women About Life, I Often Asked Them Which Would They Rather Have - A Father In The House With Them While Growing Up Or A Big Butt? I Tell You 86 Percent Of The Time, Girls Say A Big Butt Because It Gets Them Further.

I Chose No. 1 Ladies' Detective, Or I'll Say It Chose Me, And It Was An Absolute Blessing, For The Experience Of Being In Africa For Seven Months And Learning So Many Different Things, From Languages To Foods To Greetings. On So Many Levels, It Was An Incredible Experience.

The Highs, The Lows, The Peaks, The Valleys, Whatever, It's All Going To Go Into The Art, Whether I'm Singing Or Acting Or Whatever.

My Heart And Prayers Go Out To All Single Moms Because It's Tough, And I Can't Imagine Any Teenager Dealing With A Baby And All Those Hormones Raging.

I Think The First Time I Really Heard Poetry Was In The Schoolyard. Just The Little Limericks That Kids Say When They're Jumping Rope And Playing Games. I Think That's The First Time I Heard Rhyming Words - I Don't Know If I'd Call That The Definitive Poetry, But That's When I Heard Rhyming Words Said And Not Necessarily Sung.