B&B: You were in the "Roc Boys" video, right?
T: Yeah, it was a lot of fun. Everyone was there and they were cool. I had a lot of fun doing it. I was very tired and I had a killer headache. When I’m on set, I always get a migraine. I don’t know why I do, I was trying to enjoy myself there, but I was not in a place where I want to be because of the migraine.

B&B: That’s a big celebratory record, right there… We know who Jay’s “boys” are, but who are a few of your “Roc Girls” in the game that you always kick it with?
T: I don’t really kick it with girls in the industry. I have my girlfriends who I’m close with; that I spend time with. It’s always the same group that I hang with. I have home girls in the game that I know. They’re cool. I wish them much success and give them plenty of respect. Right now, they’re going harder in being an actress/model and I applaud them. We all started around the same time.

B&B: It’s not hard to get along with women in this game?
T: No. I wouldn’t say that. You get the “I’m-the-shit girls,” but at the end of the day, there are a lot of girls that you can just talk to. It’s pretty much 50/50 what type of women you meet here. I’m cool. I can talk to anyone and will say hello to anyone. But people don’t want to get to know who I am, they just assume that they know me.

B&B: Who would win in a fight between 50 Cent vs. Jay-Z?
T: [Laughs] In a fist fight, I’d have to say 50 Cent. He’s bigger. 50 has more muscles than Jay. I feel like he’s more aggressive than Jay would be.

B&B: What about in a rap battle?
T: In a rap battle, hmm… I can’t really say. I like them both. Jay has been around a little bit longer, but 50 always has something slick to say which always gets a laugh. 50 is funnier than Jay because he has a sarcastic appeal to himself and I’m a sarcastic person too. Most people think that he’s being an asshole, but he’s really just being funny.

B&B: Are there truly any differences between modeling and trying to be a rapper?
T: A difference? I don’t think so. If you have the will and the aggression and the power to do it, then your passion will take you there. As far as rapping, you get more respect because you’re putting your skills out there for people to listen to. With modeling, people don’t understand how hard it is to have to look good and pose. It really is hard. People think it’s just one thing, but you have a million people watching you and criticizing you.

B&B: Do you think it’s hard to break outside of black entertainment?
T: I can’t say because I haven’t really attempted to do it. I won’t do it. It’s harder because I’m older than a lot of women in the Hip Hop industry. Body-wise, they want 105 lbs. If you’re 5’11”, you’re naturally not going to be 105 pounds, you know? In Hip Hop, though, the motto goes – the curvier, the better! There is a difference, like I said earlier, but I had put a lot of pressure on myself. At the moment, that pressure was worth it, but it’s not really my thing. People tell me that age doesn’t matter, which is true that you never know, but they’ll tell you that 14-21 is the best age to be. But if you’re 23 and up, you’ll be considered for other things besides urban work. Modeling is cool, but it hasn’t really paid off for me, as far as breaking into that other part of the world; the mainstream.

B&B: With all the work you’ve put in during the last few years, what was your worst moment, why and what did you learn from it?
T: I didn’t really have too many terrible moments. It’s coming up on two years and I’ve never had a bad experience with booking a job. Everyone has been friendly and nice, but it was more so just a lesson as to who I was and how I needed to ground myself over anything else. I learned more so about myself while being in this industry.

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