I just pledged to her, I am going to do whatever I can, to make sure, that shot is a good shot. I will say she will not only hold her own, but a lot of these established artists are going to have problems showing why they are more established than what she is. She just needs a shot. I think she is one of the most amazing talents that we have right now, period! I would stand Candice Boyd next to anybody. How was it collaborating with Candice Boyd on your album? There is something to be said about that. We are having a good time doing it, and it is working. We are just doing it, and not considering anything else other than the art. Because, you are unique in what you have to offer to the music business and music in the universe. So, right now, we are just being ourselves. The most valuable thing you can be to yourself is yourself. It was just about getting back to that individuality, and seeing how people felt about it. It has felt like, “I don’t care what everybody else is doing.” We just have to do us. It has been very unapologetic. The process was very much on our own terms. We were doing it, the way we want to do it. even my seventh album, Sex, Love & Pain II, we’re just settled into. How does your eighth studio album, Savage, differentiate itself from your prior projects? I’m working even harder to keep this good energy going! #Love #1 #WhenWe #Tank #TheGeneral #RnBMoney #Savage #king #boss #music #life #entertainment #brand #worldwide I thank you all from the bottom of my heart! This is an amazing feeling and i pray my music brings you as much joy as the success of it brings me. I think, more so, for me, it was just about learning. So, being there in the studio with her, was damn-near like being in there with a family member at that point. That summer sitting down, building and talking. I was very well-versed by being with her. I was just understanding of her idea of professionalism, and understanding her talent level on all of these things. We kind of built a good rapport and relationship. What was your studio experience like with Aaliyah? Then Jordan will drop not too far after that. I think DanteDontayDuntea will probably drop first. They are both working at a crazy pace, right now. We just signed a kid out of London, U.K., named Jordan Morris , who is a singer-songwriter/producer as well. One is by the name of, DanteDontayDuntea, who is an absolutely incredible singer-songwriter/producer out of Beaumont, Texas. Who do you feel will be next out of the R&B Money gate? I want to develop and prayerfully give them the gift of the kind of career that I have had. I am looking forward to writing for my artists. It is really about the artists that we sign, that we are developing, and putting them in a space where they can look up 17 years later. And still have the same type of success that I am having. I think the motivation now is about R&B Money. Your song credits include Aaliyah, Beyonce, Pitbull and Jamie Foxx. Ideally, who would be next? So, even though the song has a very literal word, that word can go so many different ways. Sometimes, you just get accustomed to doing a certain thing all the time. And, it is not because they are trying to be basic. I think sometimes people can be basic in these moments. But, I also wanted people to explore their horizons, in terms of their sexuality. Well, I wanted the song to sound literal. The video for “When We” featured darker, yet sexy imagery. Live with it.” But, if it is somebody that can take things away from you at the house, you have to be a little bit more lenient. You know, they get to break all of the rules. “I want to do another take like this.” It’s like, “Okay! Zena wants to do another take like this.” Normally, if it was just somebody you hired, you could be like, “This is what it is. Well, it is always interesting collaborating with your significant other. How was it collaborating with your real-life love? Your fiancée, Zena Foster, is the leading lady in your “When We” music video. 17 years, and we have a number one record. So for us to still be here after 17 years looking like we just got here, it’s amazing. And you are no longer in the space that you once were. Things are just happening a lot faster, or better. A natural decline. Evolution kind of just sets in. When you think about the time that you have been in something - I guess with anything, with time, it is just a natural fall-off. You made your Hot 100 return with “When We.” What does this moment feel like for you?
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