Eve

“I can't help who I am. I'm just doing what I feel like I should do in my heart. If I was walking around with Timbs and a hoodie on, people would see that that's not me.”

“Originally, after 'Tambourine' came out, another record was supposed to come out, but I had issues with my record label at the time, which was Interscope. We couldn't agree on a record, so that took some time. I had to leave them and find a new label.”

“I don't wanna be known as just a hip-hop artist. I wanna take it to a whole 'nother level.”

“I'm completely obsessed with Sunday roast dinners. I think that it's the best thing to ever happen to life!”

“When I do music, I do it for me and my fans.”

“'Lip Lock' is a play on words. It sounds flirty and fun. Also, my lips are one of my favorite features. Also, it's like, literally locking the game down with my words because I'm a lyricist.”

“I did not let people tell me what to do, and I never wanted to be a groupie.”

“I'm such a girly-girl! I don't know why people don't see that.”

“Coming from Ruff Ryders, there would be, like, 30 guys in the studio at once, and then me, trying to do my own thing.”

“I like to dabble in different things, but music is my first love. It connects to me in a way my side projects don't because it's so personal. I write the words. Music is like my diary. It's my therapy.”

“When I got into high school and I was rapping, it was the attention I was loving. It was so hype.”

“I'd rather experiment than follow the same formula. I'm a curious person. It's gotten me into trouble, but I say, 'Why not? Let's try it.'”

“As far as style goes, I gravitate toward anything that is effortlessly chic. I don't wanna look like I'm trying too hard.”

“Reggae is my heart since I was a kid. I love Reggae music.”

“I'm still a tomboy at heart. In high school, I was the girl in the baggy jeans and Timberlands, but I was also at the hairdresser's every week.”

“Sticky toffee pudding is my favorite dessert in the U.K.”

“I live in a neighborhood where there's a lot of West Indian culture, so it's nice.”

“I always say, 'Hip-hop takes me everywhere.' It's crazy when I step onstage, and people might not speak much English, but they know every word to your songs. It's kind of freaky, but it's really cool.”

“I'd rather make all my secrets public than have an image based on gossip. I'd rather put it out there myself and control it.”

“I am completely turning into my mom. Me, trying to be stern, is her. Or when I make silly voices. My mom always uses weird voices if she's talking to a kid or a dog. I'm the same person - completely my mother.”