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Roxanne Shanté Was Kind Of The First Female To Really Come Out And Get Respected By Dudes, Because She Went At Dudes Real Hard And Battled Them And Freestyled A Lot, And Really Came Off The Head A Lot.

I Designed My Whole Image. That Was All Me. I Just Bought Some Regular Clothes, Threw A Medallion Around My Neck, And That Was It. The Next Thing I Know, That's The Look.

Musicals Are Good Times. I Live To Do A Musical, There's Nothing Like It, No Experience Like That In The Movie Business. You Don't Get To Pull All Those Triggers At The Same Time Doing Anything Else. Nothing Pulls That From You. Dancing, Acting And Singing Is Like "alright, I Gotta Fire On All Cylinders Right Now" Because That's What It Requires. It's Fun Getting To Exercise All Those Muscles.

People Say I'm Going To Be The Next Oprah. But I Say No, Because Oprah Is Still Oprah. I'll Be The Next Me. I Feel Like There's Always A Lane For Me As Long As I'm True To Myself.

Running For Office Was Definitely Something I've Thought About. When I Was Younger, I Wanted To Major In Political Science. And I've Been Engaged In Current Events Since I Was A Kid. If I Can Make A Difference And Feel Passionately And Capable, Then I Would. Why Not?