MAGAZINES: Cassie COVERS "VIBE VIXEN", REVEALS What She’s LEARNED From Diddy, If She WANTS Kids & Dispells RUMOR She Signed With Drake

"Numb" singer Cassie posed for the latest cover of VIBE VIXEN where she recounted what lessons she’s learned from Diddy, if she signed to Drake’s label and revealed the moment she realized she was a "Bad Girl".  See what she said inside….

Inside the latest issue of VIBE VIXEN, Diddy’s muse and girlfriend Casse reveals to the magazine that she actually went through an awkward stage and wasn’t always a confident and stylish woman.

When asked how she grew out of that stage, she realized, “Sometimes in life, you need a change … Something deeper than what you thought you were capable of. Something that displays the ‘I don’t give a f—’ attitude that was always present, but never showcased, something that will shock your mother, but make her call you a ROCK STAR.”

After she began modeling at age 12, Cassie soon experienced a coming-of-age moment on a photoshoot.  

"I did Cosmo Girl and they do a beauty issue every year and I was [shooting] for skin. It was a little bit risqué for 16. I had my little boy shorts on and I was covered up, kneeling down. That came out and people saw it, even my parents were shocked to finally see what I had grown into. That was kind of a pivotal moment.”

Elsewhere in the piece, she discusses rumors that she’s working with Drake: 

“I honestly don’t know where that came from but I had heard about it. I went to the OVO Festival in Canada, which was really dope, but no, I’m currently signed to Bad Boy and Interscope. Drake and I talked at the festival about working together, so hopefully that comes into fruition."Cassie discusses plans for her second album, whether she uses her good looks to her advantage and her love of the outdoors.  

Read a portion of the Q-n-A here:

VIBE Vixen: There’s a level of confidence that’s so evident in the way you present yourself these days. You aren’t hesitant to talk that shit on RockaByeBaby. What caused the transformation?

Cassie: Most of the things that have happened to me have been very organic. The first thing that I actually put out was the “All Gold, All Girls (Remix)” with Trina and Lola Monroe. That was where the sound kind of started. The first song I recorded for the actual mixtape was “Numb” and then I added Rick Ross to it. It was a vibe that I was creating and the story came to be from the attitude of the songs. Like you said, I was talking a lot of shit. I was really putting myself out there but I love the fact that I finally got the chance to do something with the attitude that I have. You hold back to a certain extent when everybody is saying, “This needs to go to a chart and that’s the only way it can be successful.” But no, you can be successful by making music that people love. We got over 2 million downloads on this mixtape that I never ever imagined at all.

Here’s a saying, “You are the company that you keep” and you’ve been linked to super-talented musicians/businessmen. What’s the key to maintaining a relationship when both parties have established careers?

The key to maintaining any relationship—be it a romantic relationship or a friendship—is honesty and communication. I travel so much, host parties and I just signed a new deal with Skam Artist, who predominantly DJs in the same bookings that they do at different parties. It’s New York, Chicago, Vegas so I’m constantly going.

So you’re going to start mastering the turntables now?

I hope it gets to that. I’ve been slowly but surely learning how to DJ. I’m really interested in learning how to do the turntables and I really want to do both dance and hip-hop. Dance is easier actually to mix when you’re DJing, but old school hip-hop and finding the real beat in there is way more difficult.

Has Diddy inspired you to run your own empire? Was there an important business lesson you learned from him?

Absolutely. Just being around him is a completely inspiring experience. Starting my own empire would be great. I’m trying to figure that out. I’m still working with Cassie Enterprises right now but I think that would be something I would love to do.

Read the full interview here.

Photos via Jared Ryder/Vibe Vixen

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