Life is too short to be scared and not take risks. I'd rather be the person that's like, 'I messed up,' than, 'I wish I did that.'

I like to mix the street look with classy and sexy. I call it 'hood chic.'

Everyone has their own style. It's unique; no one person's style is wrong.

I'm confident in who I am, and I'm not doing anything wrong. I'm just being myself: being comfortable with my body, comfortable with my sound, and I'm figuring out who I am.

I love to glow, and it's important for me to have a good highlighter to brighten up.

Even at my lowest point, when I've wanted to give up, I know that I have to believe in myself because I'm all that I have.

I love jerk chicken. I could literally eat it every single day of my life. I also like curry goat, rice and peas, and ackee and saltfish. For some reason, no one ever taught me how to cook, though. They've always cooked for me!

I'm not just a pretty face. I want to pursue something.

No one can predict the future, but what I do know is that myself and my team work hard every day to make sure that my vision, my sound, and my brand reach their full potential.

I believe I'm a unicorn. Unicorns are very magical and powerful and strong.

My hair color is super important to my look because I feel like it helps kind of define who I am. It's like a characteristic of mine that makes me feel comfortable and different from the rest.

I definitely look up to Rihanna. She doesn't care what anyone thinks of her, and she's not afraid of taking risks and trying different things, whether it's fashion or music. She's all about what makes her comfortable.

To me, being a black woman and being beautiful are not mutually exclusive.

My family is from Flatbush, but I grew up in Fort Greene-Clinton Hill area.

A lot of people love to throw the social climber thing at people who are on the rise, but it's really just God moving all the people that are distractions, all the obstacles, out of the way for me to achieve what I'm destined to achieve.

For the most part, my daily attire is comfortable yet fashionable - I guess you can call it tomboyish.

If I'm going to a fancy event, I try to be princess-like.

It's kinda hard to date as an artist because you're all over the place, and your significant other may seem jealous, depending on what they're doing.

My style is very spontaneous.

Every time I've been around Beyonce, I get so nervous that I forget how to speak English.

I've always been a fan of the Dark and Lovely brand. I grew up using their products at home. I only work with brands I believe in, and I'm so happy to be a hair color ambassador.

Jeremih is a dope artist.

I'm trying to make history.

I'll always be a Brooklyn girl.

I express myself a lot on Tumblr, especially through my diary entries, but my Instagram is my modeling portfolio. I have my game face on at all times.

Being a part of the Dark and Lovely family is an honor. As a dark and lovely girl, I love what they stand for, and I love that they make products for women of color.

When it comes to dance hall music, I definitely listened to a lot of Vybz Kartel growing up or Gyptian and Mavado.

Growing up, it was always a huge battle with my mom to let me color my hair or add extensions.

I kind of came about at the same time as Instagram, and it becomes, like, your portfolio. When people search who you are, they search Instagram, and I feel like people aren't even using Google anymore.

What inspires me is the relationships and situations I find myself in as I grow and learn.

Who knows, maybe I'll be a basketball player one day? No, I'm definitely never going to be a basketball player. I have no hand-eye coordination.

Makeup and fashion are a very blatant way of expressing who you are because it's the first thing people see. With music, it's more personal, where people really are trying to get into your head and learn about who you are.

One of the biggest things I struggle with is people's opinions. As much as I would like to say that I don't care, I see those comments. And sometimes it affects you more than others, or may completely change your mood.

I used to sing SWV's 'Weak' every day when people would ask me to sing.

When I was working on 'Everyday Living,' I was going through a breakup.

Sometimes people won't be able to relate to you if you look like you're straight out of a full blown 'Vogue' magazine every time they see you.

My mom never let me dye my hair, and I would beg her every single day. When I was 16, I told her I wanted to dye it purple, and she let me - probably because she never thought I'd actually do it. Then I just stuck with it.

Drake is a lyrical genius, and he's great with melodies, and Pharrell is an amazing producer and songwriter.

I have three styles. One is my Hypebeast tomboy look, which is pretty much my everyday look.

I've been through a heartbreak and seen the business side of the music industry. Now I see things clearer.

I surrounded myself with a lot of different creative people and ambitious people.

When the Rocawear team reached out and wanted to make me the face of La Belle Roc, I was super excited!

When it comes to '90s R&B, I grew up on a lot of Aaliyah and Destiny's Child, Missy Elliott, Usher, Jill Scott. Whatever my mom was playing in the house is what I was listening to.

The-Dream was like my diary. I would sit there and talk his ear off about all my guy situations; he would just turn my stories into songs.

I embrace my darker skin - always have, always will. In addition, I believe black women have always been trailblazers and trendsetters. Acknowledgement or not, we are and always have been beautiful.

I'm not going to blurt out my whole life on the Internet and just be all crazy emotional. I'm not that type of person, but it's in my music.

When you're in the limelight, you can't always lash out.

My dream collaboration would be to work with Drake. Honestly, he's an amazing songwriter, and I feel like if we got the opportunity to do a song, it would be the most amazing thing to ever hit people's ears.

I never leave anywhere without my watch because it's a very special gift given to me by one of my managers.

People tend to not post when they're at their worst, but I try to be as open as I can be with my fans.