जीवनी

Mother is Afro-Panamanian; father is from Trinidad of East Indian descent.

Is still good friends with Will Smith.

Graduated from Harvard University in June 2002 with a degree in Afro-American history and government.

Started in showbiz at the age of four-and-a-half on the classic children's show Gali Gali Sim Sim (1969), most notably when she said her name into a C.M. I. Fairlight synthesizer that was being played by Herbie Hancock.

(July 17, 2016) Married her boyfriend of two years, Dr. Vaughn Rasberry, an assistant professor of English at Stanford University, in Beverly Hills, California, following a 4-month-long engagement. They met on eHarmony.

"After that episode, I would meet people on the street and they'd ask me 'When is your album coming out?' This was before I'd even thought about pursuing a record deal" (After her singing performances on the Fresh Prince of Bel Air)

"Will never told me he was doing this, but I think he kept distance to let me explore and really feel like it was mine - and not like someone was holding my hand." (On making her album Kiss The Sky)

I always want to entertain people and sing and dance.

Believe in yourself and your talent 100% and never let anyone discourage you from following your dream.

"I found it challenging, but a lot like I expected. A lot of independent study. It was weird at first because I think everyone thought maybe that I thought I was some sort of diva. It took a couple weeks before anyone got the nerve to talk to me and word got around that I was normal. I used to get stopped for little interviews and starting meeting people." (On going to Harvard)