Two years after her piss poor live performance of “Me And U” on 106 & Park Cassie is still defending her vocal skills.

“I think more than anything, people were mean. I couldn’t ask for things to go any other type of way. I don’t regret how it went, and there was a reason why that happened. But at the same time I have to take the blow for it,” Cassie tells All Hip Hop. “That was my own fault for not being prepared and not saying anything to anyone when I knew that I wasn’t. I’ve gone in with my vocal coach.”

She added, “I’ve made it clear to people that I’m not Aretha Franklin. They’re going to see me perform and entertain, but they’re not going to see my blow. I wouldn’t ever take credit for anything like that. It’s just not what I do. I’ve gone in and have tried to develop it. Either running on the treadmill and singing and doing whatever I have to do to prove to people because second chances are rare. I’ve definitely gotten one, so I’m going for it. I’m going for mine.”

Damn right you’re not Aretha! You well never look as good as her in a two piece. You will never be able to wear an entire woolly mammoth fur coat and pull it off with grace.

But most importantly you don’t have Catfish Wilkerson by your side holding you down when she gets rough. You have Diddy. Enough said.