“I'ma always stick to my roots, but whatever life brings, that's what i...” — Young M.A Quote

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

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 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 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.

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

I have a fun, turnt side, but I always go back. I always have to remember my roots - I try to keep a lot of memories. I try to stay relatable to the people that's where I came from.

You can't run from your roots of who you are.

It is always nice to keep in touch with our family and know our roots.

Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots.

Because of our Turkish roots, we still have a very strong relationship with Turkey.