Dead One is not DOA!

May 2nd, 2009

By R.D. Hanberg – Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dead One is not DOA!

The hot new track by genre busting rapper Dead One is called “Throw Ya Hands (Re-Mix)” and it has all the makings of a classic. Within a short time of the track hitting the street the iPods have been swapping the song like it was new gold in a flat economy. “People want something different,” Dead One explained “This new generation likes a little attitude with their funk and so far everyone has been giving them love songs. No me.”

Ironically the next song coming out of the Dead One will be call “This is not a love song” and will be producer by KING OF BEATS producer Donald “XL” Robertson. We can only wait to see if his streak of hits continues to heat up the spotlight.

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Cherish: Bonded by Love

Cherish: Bonded by Love
Interview By Tiffany H.

 

The four King sisters of R&B group, Cherish made us all stand up and take notice in 2006 when their single, “Do It To It” was featured on the ATL movie soundtrack. Sisters Farrah, Neosha, and twins Fallon and Felisha come from a musical background and have all been singing since they were little girls. Their father, who is also their manager, was a member of POP (Professions of Sound) and toured with Earth, Wind, & Fire. Originally signed to Reprise Records in 2003, the group recorded several singles, including “Miss P,” which was produced by Jermaine Dupree, along with a whole album that was eventually shelved for undisclosed reasons. After landing another deal with the Capitol Records imprint, Sho’ Nuff Records, the ladies released their debut album, Unappreciated in August of 2006. The disc was certified gold and reached number 4 on the R&B charts. The young ladies of Cherish are now back with their sophomore release entitled The Truth. The first single, “Killa” features rapper Yung Joc and was produced by Don Vito. Cherish took some time to give us some insight into their new CD, fashion, and their opinion of R&B music today.

Singersroom: Were you all born and raised in Atlanta?

Cherish: Actually, our parents used to live in Chicago. Fallon and I were born here in Atlanta but Farrah and Neosha were born in Chicago. My mom came back to Atlanta in 1987.

Singersroom: Who is the oldest and who is the youngest?

Cherish: Farrah is the oldest and Fallon and I (Felisha), the twins, we’re the youngest and I’m the baby out of all of us.

Singersroom: Do you all pretty much get along with each other?

Cherish: I mean we’re sisters so no we don’t get along [laughs]. We fight and we argue like regular sisters but at the end of the day we still love each other and we wouldn’t want to be in a group with anybody else. We know how not to push each other’s buttons.

Singersroom: How hard is it for you all to incorporate your different ideas and experiences into your music?

Cherish: Everybody had a share in this project and that’s why we wrote the whole album ourselves. Every single song is about a personal experience from one of us. We just took each other’s experiences and put them into different songs and it worked. We all put our heads together and developed it together as a group.

Singersroom: So you guys wrote the entire record?

Cherish: Yes, we wrote every song on the album except for one song that was written by The Dream.

Singersroom: Besides The Dream, who were some of the other producers that you worked with?

Cherish: We worked with a lot of producers [like] Bryan Michael Cox, Eric Hudson, J. New who produced ‘Amnesia’, Don Vito, and Jazze Pha. We definitely had our share of producers [on this album].

Singersroom: I know that you all have quite a musical background and have all been singing since you were little. Tell me why it is that you all love R&B?

Cherish: We were raised on some really good old school music like Earth, Wind, & Fire, The Stylistics, The Delfonics, The Emotions, people like that. Our Dad, he was a really old school man and that’s where we learned how to sing. He taught us harmonies at such a young age like when we were 6, 8, and 10 years old. So the love for music and R&B music has been there since we were little girls. It’s always been a dream of ours, we’ve always loved artists like En Vogue, Sister Sledge, and TLC. We’ve always shared this dream together and we decided to do it together as a team.

Singersroom: What is your opinion of R&B music today; do you think it’s moving in a positive direction?

Cherish: I think it’s so important for artists to write their own music in order to portray how you want your fans to portray you. I definitely think that R&B music is doing great right now especially with Usher back, and he’s doing it big for R&B. And of course, we’re here and you have people like Mario that’s doing it for R&B. R&B is definitely important and sometimes people will try to make other genres of music that are out there a little more known but it’s definitely important for our people to understand the real R&B music, and that’s what we’re going to try to bring back today.

Singersroom: What other types of music do you all listen to?

Cherish: I love rock music, I am a rock music fanatic. I mean from Blink 182 to Snow Patrol, I just love rock music. Of course we all love old school music and we all love Usher, Whitney, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion. We love it all.

Singersroom: What other interests do you ladies have?

We actually are about to get into some movies and do some acting. That’s another love and passion of ours. We’ll be shooting some movie clips this year and basically be everywhere. I mean, our talent is definitely going to go far.

Singersroom: You all seem to have a wonderful sense of fashion, who are some of your favorite designers?

Cherish: Actually there is this stylist name Ellie Mae and she has her own clothing line. She is one of my favorite designers, and she designs all of our clothes. I mean, I’m pretty simple when it comes to clothes. I’ll put on a t-shirt, a pair of jeans, a hat, and I’m good [laughs].

Singersroom: What would you say is your favorite fashion accessory?

Cherish: I gotta have some shades at all times. I love the different frames. I gotta have my Dolce, or my Dior, I need my shades.

Singersroom: Do you all ever attend any of the designer shows?

Cherish: Actually we did a designer show for Vogue, and Vogue actually gave us a bunch of free glasses and we all thought it was just great! We’re actually going to try and go to a couple more. That would actually be amazing for us to be able to attend more of the fashion shows.

Cherish new album ‘The Truth’ in stores now!!!

The four King sisters of R&B group, Cherish made us all stand up and take notice in 2006 when their single, “Do It To It” was featured on the ATL movie soundtrack. Sisters Farrah, Neosha, and twins Fallon and Felisha come from a musical background and have all been singing since they were little girls. Their father, who is also their manager, was a member of POP (Professions of Sound) and toured with Earth, Wind, & Fire. Originally signed to Reprise Records in 2003, the group recorded several singles, including “Miss P,” which was produced by Jermaine Dupree, along with a whole album that was eventually shelved for undisclosed reasons. After landing another deal with the Capitol Records imprint, Sho’ Nuff Records, the ladies released their debut album, Unappreciated in August of 2006. The disc was certified gold and reached number 4 on the R&B charts. The young ladies of Cherish are now back with their sophomore release entitled The Truth. The first single, “Killa” features rapper Yung Joc and was produced by Don Vito. Cherish took some time to give us some insight into their new CD, fashion, and their opinion of R&B music today.

Singersroom: Were you all born and raised in Atlanta?

Cherish: Actually, our parents used to live in Chicago. Fallon and I were born here in Atlanta but Farrah and Neosha were born in Chicago. My mom came back to Atlanta in 1987.

Singersroom: Who is the oldest and who is the youngest?

Cherish: Farrah is the oldest and Fallon and I (Felisha), the twins, we’re the youngest and I’m the baby out of all of us.

Singersroom: Do you all pretty much get along with each other?

Cherish: I mean we’re sisters so no we don’t get along [laughs]. We fight and we argue like regular sisters but at the end of the day we still love each other and we wouldn’t want to be in a group with anybody else. We know how not to push each other’s buttons.

Singersroom: How hard is it for you all to incorporate your different ideas and experiences into your music?

Cherish: Everybody had a share in this project and that’s why we wrote the whole album ourselves. Every single song is about a personal experience from one of us. We just took each other’s experiences and put them into different songs and it worked. We all put our heads together and developed it together as a group.

Singersroom: So you guys wrote the entire record?

Cherish: Yes, we wrote every song on the album except for one song that was written by The Dream.

Singersroom: Besides The Dream, who were some of the other producers that you worked with?

Cherish: We worked with a lot of producers [like] Bryan Michael Cox, Eric Hudson, J. New who produced ‘Amnesia’, Don Vito, and Jazze Pha. We definitely had our share of producers [on this album].

Singersroom: I know that you all have quite a musical background and have all been singing since you were little. Tell me why it is that you all love R&B?

Cherish: We were raised on some really good old school music like Earth, Wind, & Fire, The Stylistics, The Delfonics, The Emotions, people like that. Our Dad, he was a really old school man and that’s where we learned how to sing. He taught us harmonies at such a young age like when we were 6, 8, and 10 years old. So the love for music and R&B music has been there since we were little girls. It’s always been a dream of ours, we’ve always loved artists like En Vogue, Sister Sledge, and TLC. We’ve always shared this dream together and we decided to do it together as a team.

Singersroom: What is your opinion of R&B music today; do you think it’s moving in a positive direction?

Cherish: I think it’s so important for artists to write their own music in order to portray how you want your fans to portray you. I definitely think that R&B music is doing great right now especially with Usher back, and he’s doing it big for R&B. And of course, we’re here and you have people like Mario that’s doing it for R&B. R&B is definitely important and sometimes people will try to make other genres of music that are out there a little more known but it’s definitely important for our people to understand the real R&B music, and that’s what we’re going to try to bring back today.

Singersroom: What other types of music do you all listen to?

Cherish: I love rock music, I am a rock music fanatic. I mean from Blink 182 to Snow Patrol, I just love rock music. Of course we all love old school music and we all love Usher, Whitney, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion. We love it all.

Singersroom: What other interests do you ladies have?

We actually are about to get into some movies and do some acting. That’s another love and passion of ours. We’ll be shooting some movie clips this year and basically be everywhere. I mean, our talent is definitely going to go far.

Singersroom: You all seem to have a wonderful sense of fashion, who are some of your favorite designers?

Cherish: Actually there is this stylist name Ellie Mae and she has her own clothing line. She is one of my favorite designers, and she designs all of our clothes. I mean, I’m pretty simple when it comes to clothes. I’ll put on a t-shirt, a pair of jeans, a hat, and I’m good [laughs].

Singersroom: What would you say is your favorite fashion accessory?

Cherish: I gotta have some shades at all times. I love the different frames. I gotta have my Dolce, or my Dior, I need my shades.

Singersroom: Do you all ever attend any of the designer shows?

Cherish: Actually we did a designer show for Vogue, and Vogue actually gave us a bunch of free glasses and we all thought it was just great! We’re actually going to try and go to a couple more. That would actually be amazing for us to be able to attend more of the fashion shows.

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USHER (the interview)

Usher

Last year, when LaFace Records’ teen sensation Usher, took a break from two years of working virtually nonstop, there was a reason for his hiatus, that until now, he kept secret. Caught up on a roller coaster ride of constant international air travel, performing and promotional appearances, all the while working sometimes as much as 18 hours a day, Usher Raymond IV revealed during a recent interview, that during his hiatus a year ago, his promising career as a recording artist quite possibly could have come to an abrupt end. “I really wasn’t paying attention to my body,” he said,” so, I was getting really sick, because I wasn’t taking care of myself.” While he shuns drugs and alcohol, Usher is a devout Christian, Usher was suffering from exhaustion and to complicate matters, he had been ignoring the early symptoms of exhaustion. Frequent colds and being constantly tiered. So, as the symptoms worsened, he decided to take some time off and go back home to Atlanta to seek medical attention. “When I came off the tour with Puffy (Sean Puff Daddy Combs),” Usher said,” I had been always traveling on planes, traveling on tour buses, living in hotels. Well I really got sick and I had to take some time off and go back home to Atlanta and see the doctor.” In Atlanta, he was under doctor’s orders to take slow the pace down for some much needed rest and relaxation. After a few weeks, Usher says he made a complete recovery. Looking back, Usher discovered valuable insight into his own personal beliefs and the methodology behind his motivation. “You know,” the 19-year-old singer said,” what I learned is I’m really a workaholic and the reason for that is, I really wanted to see positive things happen with my career. I mean, when I went home after the tour with Puffy, I hadn’t slept one night in my own bed back home for like nine months. That’s why I took some time off. Looking back, I’m really glad I did. I feel better than ever today and I’m really on top of my game.” There was another aspect of Usher’s life that he noticed had taken a dramatic change during the two years he’d been on the road. The smooth soul singer had become the hottest talent in the Urban and R&B musical genres. Usher’s current album “My Way”, is still one of the top selling Urban / R&B discs of the summer and the program directors at the all important MTV cable channel had fallen in love with Usher’s splashy and sensuous videos. So when he took stock of the situation he was confronted with back in the fall of last year, Usher realized that everything in his life and career was dramatically different. The lessons he learned at that point Usher believes helped to take him to the next plateau in his career. “I realized,” he said,” ‘Oh my goodness, things have really changed here and I’ve got to keep up!’ I mean I had been working so hard on the road when I came home I didn’t even know my record was the number one on the R&B charts as well as the most played record on radio. I realized that I was really doing something and having and impact, but I just didn’t know how much of an impact (he laughs). Because I guess that’s really how it should be for a recording artist, in that you should work hard for your achievements. After having the success I had,” he continued,” and seeing the some of the people in the business, who turned their back on me early on because they thought I wasn’t going to be someone in the business, I really learned early on just how phony those kind of people are. And that really helped me to pick my friends in my personal life as well as in business.” While stories abound in the Urban and R&B genres, of recording artists who, at a young age, become multimillionaires virtually overnight with one smash hit single, only to bottom out both financially and personally a year later, Usher is considered by many music industry insiders to be one of the most business-savvy artists in industry. “At the end of the day,” Usher said,” when the ball drops, it’s on you and what are you going to do. The whole cycle stops on you and what are you going to do with yourself and your business? Are you going to fight for what you want to do, or are you going to let somebody else ruin your whole thing for you?” Watching other recording artists careers suddenly stall or disappear altogether because of what Usher refers to as “The Three Big Mistakes”, is something the singer says he will not fall prey to. “I feel that the leading cause of problems and trouble in Black music and with many Black recording artists is money, drugs and promiscuous sex,” he said. “One of those three will get you. So I try to stay away from those three things and move positively in the opposite direction. After all, I’m a Libra and Libra’s are very humble. If I thought of myself as a superstar things would be very different.”
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