She's Beyoncé, And I'm [jay-z's] New Protégée.

In The First Two Years Of My Career, There Were A Lot Of Restraints On What I Could Do. I Couldn't Wear Certain Colors Of Lipstick, Like Bright Pink, Dark Pink Or Red; [my Lips] Had To Be Natural. Eventually, I Stopped Communicating With Certain People At The Label, And Did Exactly What I Wanted To Do. And That Was To Cut My Hair, Dye It Black, Change My Clothes, Change My Sound. Really To Just Express Myself.

Spend Time With People Who Know How To Use Their Days Well. Just As Iron Sharpens Iron, Positive People Will Inspire You To Be Positive.

Whatever It Is, It Feels Like It's Laughing At Me Through The Glass Of A Two-sided Mirror.

I Just Really Wanted To Be Myself. I Wanted To Be Sassy, The Attitude, All These Things That I Am.

It's Hard To Imagine, But We Cant Think Of Hiv/aids As Being Somebody Else's Story. It Could Be Any Of Ours.