Quotes from Young M.A

If I change people's lives, that's all that matters to me.

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

I love changing up my hair.

I still feel normal. Like, I don't feel like I'm a superstar.

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.

I didn't want to wave the flag and be like, 'Look! I'm gay! Da da da.' I just wanted to say, 'This is my lifestyle.'

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'ma always stick to my roots, but whatever life brings, that's what is meant.

I was always a tomboy. I always wanted to be around the boys, always wanted to play sports - basketball, football, kickball, whatever it was. I was real aggressive. I wanted to be around the bros!

If I'm not driving a Ferrari or a Lambo, I'm not gonna talk about it in my raps.

Music is my expression. Music is my release. Music is my therapy.

We are all people... don't label me as an LGBT rapper or a female rapper... I don't like to be labeled.

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 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.

My hair is the most beauteous thing to me.

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

I held in being sexually attracted to women for so long that once I got that out of me, the music became easy.

I did retail. I worked at TJ Maxx before. I did fast food at Shake Shack.

I don't like to get comfortable. I don't like to be like, 'Oh, my song is all over the place. I'm lit.' Nah, it makes me wanna keep working.

My mom used to always play hip-hop around the crib, but moreso than that, she played reggae, and I grew up on reggae music more than I grew up on hip-hop.

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

I try to make music for people to relate to, and I like to keep it realistic.

I like being humble.