Growing up was tough for me. My mom was a single parent because my dad was continuously in and out of prison, mainly on drug-related charges. Needless to say, this had a huge affect on my life, so I knew I had to speak about it on my album,True ColorsThat’s howmy song, “Pops,” Ken Brown, a University of Houston professor who specializes in African-American archaeology toldThe New York Times ’s 18 tracks, there’s obviously a lot going on. In “The Man,” she challenges the double-standards of patriarchy andcalls out Leonardo DiCaprio We can’t wait to see how Kiernan and co. will take on the three stories that comprise the book ("The Jubilee Express," "A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle," and "The Patron Saint of Pigs"), but I guess for that we’ll have to wait 11 more months for that.Sigh