She absorbed musical skill early in life, encouraged by both parents: her mother, Joyce, herself a former singer, and now India Aries stylist and her father, former ABA and NBA basketball player Ralph Simpson (not former NBA star player Ralph Sampson, as has been mistakenly reported in some media).
Because I Am A Queen Because I Am A Queen Por Que Eu Sou Uma Rainha (oh yeah) (oh yeah) (oh sim) sometimes i shave my legs and sometimes i don't sometimes i shave my legs and sometimes i don't As vezes eu depilo minhas pernas e as vezes não sometimes i comb my hair and sometimes i won't sometimes i comb my hair and sometimes i won't As vezes eu penteio meu cabelo e as vezes eu não quero depend on how the wind blows i might even paint my toes depend on how the wind blows i might even paint my toes Dependendo do modo como o vento sopra, eu talvez possa pintar minhas unhas it really just depends on whatever feels good in my soul it really just depends on whatever feels good in my soul Isso realmente só depende do jeito que estou me sentindo por dentro i'm not the average from your video i'm not the average from your video Não estou na media para seu vídeo and i ain't built like a supermodel and i ain't built like a supermodel E eu não pretendo ser como uma top model but i learned to love myself unconditionally but i learned to love myself unconditionally Mas eu estou aprendendo a me amar incondicionalmente because i am a queen because i am a queen Porque eu sou uma rainha i'm not the average from your video i'm not the average from your video Não estou na medida para seu vídeo my worth is not determined by the price of my clothes my worth is not determined by the price of my clothes O meu valor não é determinado pelo preço de minhas roupas no matter what i'm wearing i will always be no matter what i'm wearing i will always be Não importa o que estou vestindo,eu sempre serei a india arie india arie Índia Arie when i look in the mirror and the only one there is me when i look in the mirror and the only one there is me Quando olho no espelho a única que existe lá sou eu every freckle on my face is where it's supposed to be every freckle on my face is where it's supposed to be Cada sarda no meu rosto está onde suponho está and i know my creator didn't make no mistakes on me and i know my creator didn't make no mistakes on me E eu sei que meu criador não cometeu qualquer erro em mim my feet my thighs my lips my eyes i'm loving what i see my feet my thighs my lips my eyes i'm loving what i see Meus pés,minhas coxas, meus lábios,meus olhos. India.Arie is 26 years old, but her impressively worldly lyrics mark the singer-songwriter wise beyond her time. India.Arie, born India Arie Simpson on October 3, 1975, in Denver, Colorado. India.Arie is among a small class of post-millennial R&B artists more likely to cite and recall the likes of Bill Withers and Roberta Flack than almost any.