Miss Independent

I literally came to Brooklyn to buy something from a small business, and then you treated me like I was nothing and I couldn't afford it."

When they should've treated her like Miss Independent.

Yes.

Come on.

And the final one, pals.

Miss Independent.

Wow.

I can't think of another Miss Independent.

Well, this is the other one.

Does anyone know that song? 3, 2, 4, 3.

He's written tons of songs for all these artists.

Like Miss Independent and all that.

And he said that he originally wrote this song for him to sing from a male's perspective.

And every time he went through it, he said it just sounded too...

I think maybe we're five years apart, maybe 10.

I'm not sure exactly our age difference, but I do remember this particular cousin coming to me and saying, "Uh, are you okay?" And I was like, "Yeah, I'm fine." He was like, "Mm, you sure?" And at that time there was a song I believe is, it's called "Miss Independent." And he said, "'Cause every time I hear that song..." And it's by Ne-Yo, not, not the Beyoncé song.

I remember him saying, "Every time I hear that song, I think about my cousin." And he know, he's just like, "You, you, you it, cuz." And he's like, "But you're not that person anymore." And he was telling me that and I remember 'cause this is, ooh, this is 18, 19 years ago.

And I remember that and then he was my wake-up call, and I don't even know if he knows that, that I was dimming my light, dumbing myself down to be with this person and people around me would see that, people that knew me.

That's why I love her.

Miss Independent, won't you come and spend a little time? She got her own thing.

That's why I love her.

Miss Independent.

Ooh, the way she shine.

Miss Independent.

With you.

With you.