“As long as it is dancehall, I’m ready to take on even the men. Anyone who doubts me is invited for a freestyle battle. “Empress nuh stress to impress,” she says in reference to her adopted dictum, which means that what she does comes naturally.

Empress was inspired by American rapper Eve who she says was brave enough to take on rap, a male dominated music genre and rose all the way to the top. She looks up to Jamaican female artistes like Cecile and Lady Saw whose influence can be felt in her unique blend of Ugandan dancehall that she does in a mixture of Luganda, English and Jamaican Patois.