It climbed to number six on the Adult R&B chart. (The song is actually produced by Brian Kennedy, who has worked with Rihanna, among others.) “At first I was thinking, ‘Is that a record to come back with?’” Fantasia admits. The beat contains a de rigueur quiver of programmed hi-hats the wormy synth melody and bass line might appear on a crossover rap hit made by a popular and radio-friendly producer like DJ Mustard. “That’s the single the label chose to put out,” she explains. The album’s iconoclast is “No Time For It,” the kind of contemporary song that Fantasia has a complicated relationship with. “Ugly” is cowritten by Nicolle Galyon, who won a Song of the Year honor at the 2015 Academy of Country Music Awards for her work on the Miranda Lambert single “Automatic.” Guests include the soul singer Aloe Blacc and Tye Tribbett, a minister who makes high-velocity gospel. Together the two cooked up something that fit Fantasia’s wide-ranging vision. “He’s a cool white man with these glasses and a little hat on, these Chuck Taylors.” “I would sometimes look at him like, ‘What you know about that?’” Fantasia recalls. During Fantasia’s first meeting with Fair, she remembers him introducing her to a variety of new music: jazz, gospel, The O’Jays. Kelly behind the boards and a period where Fantasia considered making a jazz record, she found her primary partner in crime: Ron Fair, a record-industry chameleon with eclectic credits-Christina Aguilera, Counting Crows, Slayer-and an R&B resume that includes work with Keyshia Cole, Mary J. “They’re only trying to eat music is all they have, and that’s how they pay their bills.” But, she adds, “No one gave me the memo saying, ‘This is how you should be.’ ”Īfter a false start on The Definition Of.
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“I’m not saying they're wrong for doing that,” she notes. “You mainly hear rap.” She sympathizes with the artists who give in to their fear.
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“They’re also afraid because the radio stations right now are not playing anything but that type of music,” Fantasia continues.