I always support anyone who I think is dope, female-wise. Whereas a lot of females are scared of other females.
Stefflon Don
I had a weird accent. Dutch people speak American English, and my parents were Jamaican, with their own broken English.
My goal is just to be real and bring people good music and let them enjoy the music that I bring.
When you're doing so much, there's so much on your mind. The bigger the artist you become, you have to think a lot more. I'm trying not to overthink everything!
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!
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.
You can't tell someone how to write their own book.
Stefflon Don songs go off in the club... well, basically, anywhere people hear them.
My Britishness waters my music down!
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.
I don't really like to share deep issues or anything like that. I have a problem with that. I don't really like to talk about some stuff.
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 was born in Birmingham, and then I moved to Rotterdam when I was about five/six and then came back when I was 14.
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 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 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.
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.
I've never felt competitive; I'm not a competitive person. In general, I try not to be!
Alan Carr - I love him.
I wouldn't change my childhood for anything. The Dutch are really nice people. The schools were great.
Lisa 'Left-Eye' Lopes in TLC, she stood out a lot with her rap. It was so different, the way she would flow.
I love recreating, and I love elevating - anything I do I want do ten times better every time.
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!
As soon as I heard 'Calypso,' I loved it.
The rappers that become legendary, they're the ones you wanna be.
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.
If there's something you want to say or talk about, then that's what rap is all about - talking about your own experience.
I have my own thing going on; I don't want to imitate anyone else.
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 tried to make people see that I'm not someone to be put in a box. I can do it all.
A lot of Americans take to my sound.
Since I was 19, I've said, 'I'm gonna sign for a million.'
If you're shy when you're singing, that's the worst combination.
I feel like there should be someone to stick up for women and make them feel good and beautiful about themselves.
When I'm dressed up, I feel confident - no one can't tell me anything.
I get homesick - I could be in the sunniest place, but I need to see normality, and normal, for me, is London.
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.
When I'm in the studio with a writer, I don't mind for them to take the lead and show me something new.
I don't care about no guys; I don't care about no girls. I just want to rule the world.
I like to be in control.
I'm more comfortable with myself and saying whatever I want and not really caring about anyone else.
I'm not going to compromise or not say what I want for anyone.
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.
For the majority of the time, the songs I like, other people seem to like, so that's good.
Most people don't know that I'm down to earth until they meet me.
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.
I want to be more than just an artist and be a people's person and do a lot of stuff for people.
I'm an international baby. I'm happy my parents decided I should be worldwide.
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.
When I was 18 or 19, I started writing raps properly.
