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What have you been doing since the promotion for Private
Room ended?
Avant-I've
been working. After the tour I went right in the studio
and started working.
What exactly do you want fans to know about you?
Avant-I
want them to know that I love them. I have a general love
for them really.
Last time we spoke you were representing Chicago in
a sense are you still holding down Chi Town?
Avant-Well
ya know I have love for the Chi. Chicago gave me my first
opportunity at a shot on the radio. I'm from Cleveland
and I'm always representing Cleveland. As a matter of
fact I'm in Cleveland right now with my fam but I do have
love for the Chi.
The last time we spoke you mentioned your small role
in the movie Barbershop 2. Have you done any acting
since?
Avant-No
I haven't. I haven't had a chance to focus on the acting
thing because I have been working on the new album. I
was dealing with other producers on this album. On the
first three albums I dealt with one producer. This time
I ventured off and dealt with J.D., Michael Cox, the Underdogz,
a lot of different vibes this time. I wanted to mix the
album up and I'm still doing the album.
Is it going to sound like a different Avant album?
Avant-Musically
yeah, but those catchy metaphors and the way I swing my
words are going to be the same. Trust me I'm not going
to let you all down.
You seem to be pretty low key in between albums is
it because you are in the studio or because...
Avant-Basically
I try to catch other artists,discover the KeKe's of the
world. I try to give them Avant. I don't like to spend
a lot of time on myself when I can help others grow as
well. I have a song on her new album and I'm looking for
other new talent as well. I don't like to be stagnant
but at the same time I like to help put other cats out.
For the people who might be looking to work with you,
do you have a record label?
Avant-That
is what I am working on right now with the company. I'm
trying to get this label deal happening. I just did a
song with the Pussycats Dolls with a young girl,
I'm trying to show what I can do. I want people to respect
not only what I do as an artists but as a producer.
I saw your name in the liner notes of Britney Spears In
The Zone album.
Avant-People
have told me that. I didn't do it but it would have been
a great plug
How did you end up hooking up with Lil Wayne for the
first single?
Avant-Me
and my man Jermaine Dupri were in the studio. He came
up with the beat. He told me to sit with it for a few
minutes. We revisited the song in about 2 days and I was
like, "We need a hot rapper on here." He was like, "My
man Wayne is berserk right now," he called him up and
made it happen, he made it happen.
I remember last year you toured with Jagged Edge, Ginuwine
and Joe. Will you be participating in another group tour
this time around?
Avant-I'm
trying to set up this new album so that I can go out by
myself. I want to headline this time and do what I need
to do. No disrespect to those guys we had fun and did
what we needed to do. I'm trying to build a touring base
and set it up so I can headline myself.
I didn't ask you much about the album is there anything
you want to tell me about the album?
Avant-You
will truly enjoy it. There are a lot of different vibes
on the album. I have a song named "Imagination"
where the young lady is sleep and I'm trying my best to
keep her sleep so I can finish off her sexual fantasy
before she wakes up to go to work. Nothing thats new under
the sun but there are a lot of different ways to approach
thing.
When will the album be out?
Avant-First
of the year. I want to have two good looks.
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Sept 2005.
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