Kelly Roland and her Husband will be covering the April issue of Essence Magazine along with the new addition to their family, son Titan. Click MORE to catch more images and an exert from her interview.

On how her life has served as a muse for her upcoming album:

“You have no choice but to tap into emotions when you’re in the studio. The same way we’re experiencing those emotions, whether it’s having a child or losing a parent or whatever it might be, everybody is experiencing the same pain or happiness that you’re experiencing as well.”

Photos: Essence Magazine(scans provided by Blackcelebkids.com)

On being a wife first, mother second and artist third:
“The baby doesnt change who we are as people. We still like to go have dinner. We do the activities that we do every day. I don’t think that should stop”

On one of her favorite memories with her late mother:

“I was doing something with the baby in the house after we came home from the hospital and she was there with me and she just looked at me and she said, ‘I’m so proud of you!’ I listen to that every day in my head. It makes me happy.”