This wunderkind also happens to be the daughter of lauded East Coast rhymerYasiin Bey, formerly known asMos Def.
Janet Jackson is someone that I admire so, so much, she says.
Especially from her starting so young and making that transition into womanhood publicly.
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Thats something that I definitely want to be able to do.
looks to the singersjanet.
in a sweet spot of innocence.
A lot of 90s sitcoms were really special, and even 80s sitcoms, she says.
I remember always being kind of enthralled with theFull Houseintro.
He was like, Dude, youre up.
What do you mean you cant believe how many people came to your stage?
And I was just like,Damn, maybe hes right.I was shocked the whole time.
As a kid, you kind of feel far removed from the people that you admire, she says.
Not in a bad way, just in the scope of it and how big people seem.
But then youre like, Oh my god, we really just love the same thing.
Shes used GarageBand since she was 14, and she has words of encouragement for other young musicians.
also slams the misconception that women arent behind the boards as much as they are in the recording booth.
I think we are; its just no one really sees it.
As if the artist nicknamed Baby Genius hasnt accomplished enough at a tender age, Laila!
Its part of my culture and also part of who I am.
is poised to take her internet-savvy charm global by following her own instincts.
Gap Year!, I wrote a lot of those songs when I was still 16, she says.
So now, Im not just a kid.
Im becoming a young woman, and thats something to be celebrated.
