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"  Singer/songwriter Solange Knowles has teamed up with MTV and The Body Shop to promote safe sex in a campaign called Yes: Say Yes to Safe Sex. Right now, there are over 33 million people living with AIDS around the world, and over 3,000 new AIDS cases per day. YOU can help the Staying Alive Foundation fight against unsafe sex by purchasing the Yes Yes Yes Lip Butter from The Body Shop, in which all proceeds go directly to the foundation. Seventeen sat down with Solange to ask her about the campaign and her rising career! Seventeen: How did you get involved with MTV and the Safe Sex Campaign? Solange Knowles: They reached out to me about being an ambassador for this year. I lost an uncle that I was really close to years ago to HIV/AIDS, so I always wanted to have a voice and be educated. Being a part of the campaign, I am being educated just like everyone else is. 17: When did you know that you wanted to be a performer? SK: At a really young age. I was about 5 years old. I knew I wanted to do something involved with artistry, but I wasn&amp;#039;t sure from which angle. Growing up, I would just try out different things, and I found my strength as a songwriter. This album (Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams) was more so a platform as a singer/songwriter than anything.  17: How did you get involved in acting? SK: I did a lot of theater growing up, and then I got some opportunities. I was so young, and I soaked them all up. Now I am in a different position and want to do things that I am passionate about. I&amp;#039;m very selective now. 17: Your movie, Bring It On: All or Nothing, is always on TV; do you ever watch it? SK: I watch myself just because it&amp;#039;s hilarious \u2014 like the character is just so far from me that it&amp;#039;s pretty funny. 17: Do you have any fun hobbies? SK: I paint, but not professionally. It&amp;#039;s a form of expression for me. I paint a lot with my son. It&amp;#039;s a good outlet. I&amp;#039;m passionate about it. I think it&amp;#039;s really important to culture yourself [with hobbies]. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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