B: I feel like I have more creative control. I feel a lot freer in my art. That's different because when I was with different labels it didn't feel like I had a hold on what I was doing. Not to say that you don't need a team, because I have a great team at eOne and my management team. But it feels like I just have a little bit more control. Now that I have a vision for myself, I feel more confident that it can actually come into fruition. It can actually manifest because I've been given the opportunity to own myself and have my own say in what I'm doing. It took me a minute but I'm finally here and I'm thankful to be here in this position.
SB: And it seems like you've been a lot more hands-on. I know you've done some producing as well with this project.B: Yes! And that's interesting because, you know, I've been vocal producing for such a long time and I had the pleasure of learning from the greatest, LaShawn Daniels. So I've been vocal producing for a bit, so I've always loved beats but I just never know how to collaborate and the beat-making process. But I've been able to do that on this new album and have been able to write more and find my own way to express myself through lyrics. You know, I've dibbled and dabbled in writing but I've never done it as much as I've done it with this album and I'm just so proud of it. I can't wait to do more and more and more music. It's like a whole new inspiration because I am producing now and writing and it's like a whole new version of myself that I didn't know before. I feel like, in some of the situations I've been in, that was like a block. And I just realized and discovered on this new project that these are the other gifts that I've been blessed with and I just want to nurture them and use them as much as possible.
