Young M.A

“I appreciate every moment.”

“I always liked Drake.”

“I hear from all different people, not just people like me, or lesbians. It be straight people, it be grown men, it be grown women, people that have been sick or depressed that say, 'Oh, you made me want to go do what I want to do for myself and chase my dreams.' That's my purpose.”

“When I was a kid, my favorite rapper was 50 Cent. He was definitely a big influence on why I wanted to do music.”

“I would go to sleep and dream about being onstage with thousands and thousands of people.”

“There's a lot of rappers out there, a lot of gay girls expressing themselves; I'm not the first to say it; I'm not the first to rap about it. But I'm the one who broke down those doors that everybody has been trying to break down. I did that. I'm the one who went triple platinum first.”

“I wouldn't say I had a hard childhood because my mom always made sure we was Gucci, you know what I mean. Growing up, she made sure we ain't have to want for nothing. She did what she had to do; she made her money, and we was always good.”

“I love changing up my hair.”

“I tell people I'm from all over Brooklyn because I never stayed in one part of Brooklyn.”

“I never wanted to be a cheerleader; I wanted to play football.”

“I never wanted to wear skirts or shoes, makeup, nails, dresses, or even wear my hair a certain way. I always wanted to wear sneakers, stud earrings, hair in a ponytail, and play with the boys.”

“I don't care what people think. Not a care in the world.”

“I paid attention to the music industry and watching a lot of stuff on TV, behind-the-scenes stuff on old DVDs, and paying attention to interviews from artists and rappers and just really watching a lot of stuff as a kid.”

“Music is my expression. Music is my release. Music is my therapy.”

“My hair is the most beauteous thing to me.”

“There are people who try to judge. I'm cool with that. I don't care what nobody say - the only thing that can defeat hate is love.”

“I think that's why I love music so much; I think if I didn't have music, I would be in a bad position.”

“I like being humble.”

“To me, beauty is natural beauty. If you're naturally yourself, you're beautiful.”

“I don't live in a big house. I'm not real extravagant or anything. I just like to be regular.”