The 31-year-old singer - who has 22-month-old son Knight with ex-husband Nas - always wanted to have children but admits she wasn`t prepared for how rewarding an experience raising a family could be.
She said: "I always wanted to be a mother because that`s what women do, but not because I really understood what it meant.
"Now I understand it`s the most amazing thing in the world. There`s nothing burdensome about it, it`s just the most amazing privilege, it`s a real gift from God and it`s amazing.
"I don`t think anyone ever explained it to me that way. You can`t really prepare for it. No one can tell you how intense the love is, and how rewarding it is."
The `Milkshake` star also spoke of how "proud" she is of her life and the decisions she has made along the way.
She added to Attitude magazine: "I`m most proud of the woman I want to be. I can`t say that I`m there yet, but I`m proud of the decisions and the conscious effort I`ve made to be the kind of person that I want to be."
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