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It's been three years since the first album. What
was the long wait between the albums about?
Tweet-I
got caught in the merge between Elektra and Atlantic.
You know they merged together. All of that spiraled
and smoked. I had to sit back until it cleared but it
was a good thing.
What did you do during your time off?
Tweet--In
the studio all the time and also spending a lot of time
with my daughter because I knew when it did come out
I wouldn't have a lot of time with her.
With the album just coming out have you been doing
a lot of promotion and performances.
Tweet-Promotion.
I have been on promotion since January. I haven't even
been home maybe one day. I have been overseas and everything
and I'm going back.
Your voice sounds different than like it does on
TV like it might be strained from talking all the time.
Tweet-
Right!
I have been talking all day everyday. This is the work
voice.
I noticed you did some producing on the new album.
Was this your first time doing production?
Tweet-No.
Actually, I produced more on the last album. I just
laid back a little bit.
You are a song writer also. Do you write songs for
other artists?
Tweet-Yeah.
I've written for Whitney Houston, Monica, Mya, Blaque,
Karen Clark. That's not it, but I can't remember.
A lot of artists stay in the tabloids and the gossip
columns. How do you manage to stay out of the gossip.
Tweet-
You
know what? I'm too old for all of that. It's not like
I stay out there. There is nothing you can, I'm into
to get into anything like that. I have a daughter so
I'm doing the grown woman thing.
Your daughter appears on the album. Does s
he want to be a recording artist also?
Tweet-
She does but she is around me and watches me work and
she says "Mommy, I love you but I could never do
what you do because it's hard work."
You have always been very beautiful, but now you
seem very glamorous. What did you do to achieve this
new look.
Tweet-
It's just life
in general. I'm three years older now. It's about being
classy. It's just simple.
Were you a judge on Missy's show Road To Stardom?
Tweet--No,
I wasn't.
Shows like Road To Stardom and Making
The Band expose new artists to the industry. When
you were a new artist did you have a kind of new artist
boot camp?
Tweet-
Well yes. Devante and Jodeci had a lot of groups with
Missy and Tim and my group, so I feel like Da Bassment
crew was my new artist boot camp. So going through that
for six years was my boot camp.
What are your long term goals as an
artist?
Tweet-As
an artist, to continue to put out music, but to put
out timeless music that you can put in ten years from
now and enjoy it.
What are your favorite songs on the album?
Tweet-That's
kinda hard, that's like asking a mother to choose her
favorite child but a special one is the one with my
daughter and I.
Your song "Call Me" was featured on
a Verizon commercial. Was that just an amazing thing
for you?
Tweet-
Definitely.
Do you have any guest artists on the
album? I head the "Turn Da Lights Off" remix
with 50 Cent, but I haven't heard the entire album,
I'm still waiting for my review copy.
Tweet-
The only other artists featured besides Missy and my
daughter is Rell from Roc-A-Fella.
After you got your deal were you ever pressured to
change or were you always given the freedom to be yourself?
Tweet-I
was so fortunate to be able to be myself. From the beginning.
Missy just put me in the studio and said "do you,"
that's something that a lot of artists don't get the
opportunity to get.
Tweet's Official Website-http://www.tweetmusic.com
Tweet Interview copyright Dorrie Williams-Wheeler, thabiz.com
2005.
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