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Alan Carr - I love him.
My Britishness waters my music down!
When I was 18 or 19, I started writing raps properly.
I'm not going to compromise or not say what I want for anyone.
If you're shy when you're singing, that's the worst combination.
I want people to hear me and feel like they can be bold as well.
The rappers that become legendary, they're the ones you wanna be.
Most people don't know that I'm down to earth until they meet me.
I have my own thing going on; I don't want to imitate anyone else.
When I'm dressed up, I feel confident - no one can't tell me anything.
I'm an international baby. I'm happy my parents decided I should be worldwide.
I've never felt competitive; I'm not a competitive person. In general, I try not to be!
I love recreating, and I love elevating - anything I do I want do ten times better every time.
My goal is just to be real and bring people good music and let them enjoy the music that I bring.
I'm more comfortable with myself and saying whatever I want and not really caring about anyone else.
I didn't think rap was me. But I was shy to sing in front of people. It'd be so off because I was shy.
I wouldn't change my childhood for anything. The Dutch are really nice people. The schools were great.
When I'm in the studio with a writer, I don't mind for them to take the lead and show me something new.
Lisa 'Left-Eye' Lopes in TLC, she stood out a lot with her rap. It was so different, the way she would flow.
I get homesick - I could be in the sunniest place, but I need to see normality, and normal, for me, is London.
I always support anyone who I think is dope, female-wise. Whereas a lot of females are scared of other females.
I feel like there should be someone to stick up for women and make them feel good and beautiful about themselves.
I was born in Birmingham, and then I moved to Rotterdam when I was about five/six and then came back when I was 14.
I had a weird accent. Dutch people speak American English, and my parents were Jamaican, with their own broken English.
The rule I stand by as an artist is definitely be yourself, and don't make music just for other people: make it for you first.
I do like a red carpet. Unfortunately I'm always under-prepared when it comes to outfits. I'm so busy running around I don't get time to do fittings.
You can filter certain stuff - it depends what artist you are - but you're never going to be true to yourself if you're worried about what other people think.
People say that I'm very intimidating when they see me. I think confidence can be intimidating. I kind of think it's good, because it keeps away a lot of boys.
I want to keep the same kinda vibe where we've got the dance element and hip-hop. I'm going to be singing a lot more, and I want to write more heartfelt songs.
I was singing R&B before I was rapping, and I never really enjoyed it. But when I started rapping, I was like, 'This is sick - I'm actually alright at rapping!'
What's funny is that all the artists I've collaborated with, I get this feeling that they want me to win. They're always asking my opinion, always giving me advice.
I remember having a conversation with Drake just before I signed. He said, 'Make sure that, whatever you do, your opponent is scared of you.' That really stuck with me.
I just knew that I wanted world domination. I knew that with anything I do, I want to be the greatest. That entails being great everywhere. Not just in America - everywhere.
I used to love 'Ladies Night' by Lil' Kim so much that I performed it in school without really knowing what it was about. I just knew that she was getting at a guy and winning.
I tell people all the time, men don't talk to me. Even before I was a household name or whatever, when I went to clubs, people were scared to come to me because of the way I looked.
I started writing songs at eight. Heartbreak songs - don't ask me why. It was the stuff I used to hear, so I imitated it. I used to write songs about guys cheating. Could you imagine!
I'm crazy excited to be performing at the MTV Brand new 2017 showcase! MTV has always been about showcasing new talent, and to be selected by the team to perform on the night is an honour!
When it's my show, I know that everybody is there to see me - but I like a challenge, and I like the fact that at festivals, not everybody is there to see me, but I have the chance to convert people.
Travelling, in general, opens your mind to so many different cultures and different ways of thinking and different ways of seeing stuff. I definitely feel like it has an influence on my music to be a bit more broader and a bit more open.
Growing up, I was definitely surrounded by music all the time. My parents used to always play music; my dad used to have reggae on. I remember walking around with a cassette recorder, and I used to just record the songs I would hear on the radio so I could play it back when I feel like.
When Kehlani brought me out onstage, I really enjoyed that. I was just appreciative for her to think of me and bring me out woman to woman, introducing me to a whole new audience to me. It was just showing that I was appreciated for what I'm doing, that some people mess with me, and I'm all over the place.