As a black woman, there's so much pride and communication through hair. It's naturally something that you are excited to embellish on and be creative about.

I've talked about that with friends, about what genre makes sense to choose for each record and the strategy around that... Sometimes it's more about the moment of time, and other times it's more about the sound of the song. Sometimes it's about what's going on in larger life, in politics.

I think I'm taking risks and putting myself out there.

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