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11

I remained true to myself as I once was told
I made sure my voice was heard
I made sure my talent was seen
I'm finally seen
Can't be hidden even if I tried
That's what comes with the price
Of being The First Lady of Music
Or The Queen as they like to call me

QB

The past 20 years have been nothing but great to me. I've had my faults like anyone else but mostly I've had my wins.
All my albums? Number one. The amount of records I have broken, some artists that been here longer than me wasn't even able to achieve.

The trends I have started from an album alone. The amount of people I have put on from a simple word, a tap of a finger. I am happy to have given anyone that opportunity.
I am happy to even be in the place that I am to give them that.

I hold the title of being the most Grammy nominated.
I am held among the greats of Michael Jackson and Whitney. Which is beyond my comprehension because I didn't even see myself even getting this far.

I am beyond grateful and I will always remain humble.
I should've listened to Missy when she told me I would be there. Being doubtful gets you nowhere.

Beyond music? My life is also great. Solange and I remain as close as possible. My parents? We visit them every chance we get, they even come to see us.

There were times we had to flee home to help protect it. Luna? My baby isn't a baby any more; she's now 24. A grown adult. I really can't believe it.

I can say she's taken on many of my characteristics. She dibbles and dabbles into everything. She just wants to do everything and whatever she wants? I make sure she gets it. I support her within everything she wants to do.
I have met a various amount of people working in this industry, a couple of them I decided to keep in my inner circle.

But I've also lost a couple, in my eyes at least.
Robyn.

Robyn and I actually patched up our differences. I don't see us being mad at each other for too long anyways. As we got older, we just neutrally went our own ways. I support her and she supports me.

I actually meet up with her every once and a while. Her name is everywhere you turn. I am very proud of her accomplishments.

The same goes for Onika. We just naturally separated. Something I actually never saw. I'm always touting for her from the sidelines. The amount of records she holds, especially as a female rapper is amazing.

She dominated a genre where men once dominated, made it her own, made it hard for any other female to even come and accomplish what she did.

I see her every once in a while as well. Sometimes you can't even tell we were once so close. Sometimes I want to go and hold a conversation with her but it's like I can't..
Sometimes I wonder what I did this time for her to separate away from me the way she did. The more I tried, the more she pushed me away. It became one sided. Once I feel like someone is acting a certain way towards me I gravitate back. Maybe I read her wrong. Who knows, but life goes on.

That's when I let it go.
I know Tonight is going to be hard.
We are going to celebrate Solange tonight and I know for a fact she will be there.

"LUNA COME ON. THE CAR IS READY."

"I'm coming mama geez. Had to make sure I smell as good as I look." She said, flipping her hair over, looking into her phone.