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R&BEAST GOES ONE ON ONE WITH ARTIST NAME

Hey ARTIST NAME, how's it going?
I'm all blessed; I’m taking life as it comes.

What have you got on this week, anything exciting?
Yeah as you know I’m on tour with Eliza Doolittle and Joe McElderry at the moment so I’m just concentrating on that

Your new single, Different meanings of love, is released a week), it's the first single from the new album, so tell us a bit about it.
Different meanings of love is about how you people have different interpretations of love, an its a powerful thing. My first line ' 30 meanings of love' explains it all.

Does the new album, Food & a place to lay my head see you taking a different musical direction?
Yeah defiantly, I believe being creative & unique is the key to being a good artist so naturally there was progression in the sound to the new album, in this album I will be focusing on my singing as well as rapping, having music for both the ladies and gents to zone out to.

We understand you have teamed up with Sarah Harding of Girls aloud for the next number one single on your new album; how important do you think those duos were in making you the name you are now?
Sarah is a magnificent girl, I enjoyed working with her and we have grown close, you can say we are actually very good friends at the moment. I think a good song is a good song due to the combination of talents that come together, which helps the song become successful.

You also met Kanye West last month right and I hear he gave you some really good advice?
Yeah man we had a general conversation, and about how music is received in both of our regions, he’s a really cool guy and he’s very influential.

So what inspired you to get involved in the music scene?
Its like when I was young I fell in love with singing around the house, to songs from Prince, Michael Jackson and prince. And when I entered secondary school I got introduced to grime, and I started writing and I became good and started doing song’s with the grime kings. It all really started from there.

Who would you say was your biggest role model on the music scene?
Garfield! (joke/laughs), My biggest role model? In the sense of music, considering the music that I do, would probably be Tinchy Stryder , because when I was coming up his music actually fueled me to do music, and I saw him being successful which fuelled me into doing music even more, and him being from Africa influenced me even more.

Who would you say is your personal role?
Personal role model? God and my mum definitely

What kind of music do you listen to yourself?
I listen to everything really. If the music’s good, and it’s unique or groundbreaking I will defiantly listen to it, no matter the genre

OK then, KFC or McDonalds?
KFC. I love my chicken man.


Do you think an underground grime song could ever get to number one?
Hopefully you know. Right now, a lot of people can't get their head around the music we make, they believe it’s all violent and negative but it really isn’t... Hopefully one day it will happen. Underground music is what it is and it's a kind of music that works. The important thing is to be creative with your craft and keep pursuing and chasing what you want

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R&BEAST Exclusive:A ARTIST NAME MOMENT:A SUCCESSFUL TV SERIES, TOURS, AND A NEW ALBUM,WHAT ELSE MORE COULD ARTIST NAME ASK FOR? MORE VICTORY! HE SHARES A LOT IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH R&BEAST

Who is ARTIST NAME? The fabulous rapper/singer has grown up before his music fans’ eyes, in the past five years as he has progressed from a boy into a man. The recording artist hailing from East London has captivated his female fans with his charisma and indisputable ability to entice his music audience. His male fan’s seem to enjoy his music, because it’s structured in such a way that they can relate to it greatly. ARTIST NAME has the willpower to become a superstar. His MTV series “ARTIST NAME: My time,” is an all access pass to the life and music of this major artist as he runs through the freeway that separates mere success from greatness. Series episodes included scenes where ARTIST joins Wiley and Tinchy Stryder on the road, having fun and doing what he does night after night and fans witness firsthand the effect shows have on ARTIST NAME as a performer and a man. ARTIST NAME welcomed with open arms the test to bringing his life to the small screen “I was thrilled at the chance” he tells R&BEAST in an exclusive interview. “I had producer credits and I also had approval of everything so there was nothing to be worried about” ARTIST NAME originally got involved with television when former Parlophone executive vice president Christopher Cheeks became his manager. Cheeks who had already been working with producer Davinche on other projects felt that glorious ARTIST NAME would be perfect for television. “I really enjoy a lot about the serious, especially knowing how proud my family were of me, and how I am dear to their hearts, “he recalls “It was personal and up close so it showed my fans the real me, and that I am more than just an artist but I am a family man and business man too.” The television series came out at the perfect time as ARTIST NAME begins to grow as an artist. Throughout the past 2 years, fans have become accustomed to his unique style and sound, in addition to his photogenic looks. He has seemed to discard of his boyish ways, and evolved into a young man with a hint of his boyish charm still remaining. He started underground 5 years ago, but has been a professional recording artist for two years now, he reflects “if someone has not grown within five years, there must seriously be something with them, as humans we must mature and evolve. I have evolved from a young man, into a grown man who does music, writes music and handles his own business.” As ARTIST NAME has the smile, looks and charm. Females from the UK and abroad have fallen in love with his music and voice, we have artists such as Leona Lewis, Kelly Rowland & Alexandra Burke who love his music, so it is undoubtedly that he has met some of the finest women on this earth, and he does not deny this . “I love all types of females, but to be honest there’s gorgeous women out there, but to keep me interested you must be intelligent, charismatic, humorous, loving and fun to be around.” Although dating gorgeous women is great, the main thing on ARTIST NAME‘s mind is his career, which means his present tour with Eliza Doolittle and Joe McElderry and preparing for tours in the USA and Europe. “Touring is my favourite part of my music career, it’s like I’m communicating with my fans one to one, and it’s an amazing feeling.” How determined is this artist, who was born in East Ham, London in 1990? “I am grateful and happy with the success I have gained in the past few years; I am looking forward to progressing and seeing what’s next. I have been offered movie roles; have loads of tours coming and a new album to be released very soon.”

He recently won an award on the MOBO Awards, in which he won the category for “Best music video.” His fans insist that he stole the show by making multiple tributes for Michael Jackson and Queen. He has been getting a fan base from all over the world. But other than winning awards, he spent a large majority of this year focusing on his hugely anticipated album “Music, Food & a place to lay my head.” He takes advantage of social networking websites such as MySpace, Twitter, and Facebook & UStream. ARTIST NAME loves to stay in contact with his fans, “the internet helps me connect with my fans from all over the world,” he adds that he loves making his fans smile. When speaking about the internet we asked if he was upset about any rumors that the internet may have given about ARTIST NAME, he shakes his head no “misunderstandings and rumors will occur, it’s part of life, you just got to understand that it will always happen, you know the truth and you have to move on.”