00:00I know I've been the same my whole life, like who I have always been is who I am.
00:04I never stick to the status quo, and especially if I think that status quo shouldn't be the status quo.
00:09I'm going to say something about it, and I'm going to do something about it, and I'll be the new
00:12status quo.
00:13I'm Samira, and I am an Ebony Power 100 influential creator.
00:17Let me see if I have the lower end in this key, so let me try from the top.
00:21There have been a lot of times where I've called myself an influencer, and people correct me.
00:25They're like, no, no, you're not an influencer. You're a content creator.
00:28That, like, don't use the word influencer. No, baby. I'm an influencer.
00:31I influence things. I have loved being able to impact culture and impact people.
00:37Like, specifically, I am always thinking about the younger version of myself, and who does she need to see?
00:43Oh, don't you treat me like I don't know. Don't you tell me that's how it goes.
00:55If we're going to do this, I deserve to know the truth. If not, we can't be what we're used
01:01to here for.
01:02All I'm doing is speaking out about fatphobia, sometimes rapping about it, sometimes singing about it, and just being who
01:10I am.
01:11Like, my platform has always just been about me using my voice to stand up for others.
01:16I make my art for me to express myself. I tell my story, and people can consume that how they
01:22want to, but I know what I'm putting it up there for.
01:24And I just really love the fact that Ebony has included me in this list of Power 100 because all
01:29I've tried to do is just be myself and tell my story and hope that it inspires others to write
01:34their own, too.
