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It has been a long and successful road for Joe who has been raking in Gold and Platinum Plaques ever since his
second album released back in 1997. Even after 14 years of delivering numerous hits, it's no wonder why this R&B
crooner still remains on top of the charts today. Back with his 6th release, "Ain't Nothin Like Me," which landed at
#1 on the Billbaord R&B charts and #2 on Billboard's 200 list, Joe is back to prove once again why there's nobody
like him.
BM: First off, congratulations on the success of the new album.
Joe: Appreciate it man.
BM: How did it feel to know you landed at #1 on the Billboard R&B charts and #2 on Billboard 200?
Joe: Oh, it’s a good feeling. It backs up all my talk I’ve been saying to the young boys. You know what I’m sayin. I talk a lot of
noise to the young boys like wait until I come out. [Laughs]
BM: You’ve been in the game for about 14 years now and have reached either Platinum or Gold status on every
release since your second album. What can you consider to be the key to your longevity and success?
Joe: Aww man. I’m true with it. I’m real true to what I do. I think people hear that when they listen to my music and they hear me
sing. I try to stay consistent and current. Stay up to date with it.
BM: You’ve always done collaborations with rappers whether it was on your album or theirs but on this album, you
have alot more Hip-Hop features than your previous albums. What made you want to collaborate with more
rappers this time around?
Joe: Well it’s really for the tempo of the record. I wanted to have mc’s to definitely be on this record this time out. I’ve always
been a big fan of hip-hop ever since the days of Eric B. and Rakim, the Paid in Full album. I just really feel hip-hop when it
comes to merging it with R&B. It’s like a natural blend.
BM: Give us a rundown of some of the rappers you have featured on this album.
Joe: G-Unit, whom I’ve done work with in the past as well. I got the kid Papoose. I got Nas on the record. Fabolous and I got
chamillionaire.
BM: Who did you get to produce on this album?
Joe: Man, I got mad producers on this joint. I got Stargate, which are these kids from Norway. I got Tim and Bob, Brian Michael
Cox, Dre and Vidal, Cool N Dre, and Sean Garrett.
BM: Did you take part in any of the songwriting on this album?
Joe: Yeah, I co-wrote most of the songs on the album and I got a couple of joints that I produced.
BM: Which song on this album would you claim as your favorite?
Joe: I don’t know if there’s one particular joint that I would say is my favorite. I like the mid-tempo joints.
BM: What do you think about the younger generation of R&B artists that’s on the scene now?
Joe: Them my dudes. Chris Brown is doing his thing. Omarion and Ne-Yo is cool. I mean there’s a few cats that’s doing things
different. I like T-pain. He’s definitely stepping it up right now.
BM: Once upon a time not too long ago Hip-Hop music was dominating in sales throughout the industry and R&B
kinda took a backseat to that but now it looks like the tables are turning. Why do you think that is?
Joe: I think there’s so many different hip-hop artist out there right now and nobody wants to take the leadership role and then
you got R&B where everybody wants to take the leadership role. You got everyone wanting to take Ushers spot now. Omarion,
Ne-Yo, all of them they want his shoes right now. Back in the day, there wasn’t too many artist doing the solo thing. It was me,
R. Kelly, Aaron Hall had a solo album at one point. But now when you look at it, that’s all there is.
BM: You’ve done several collaborations with several G-Unit members. Is there any type of G-Unit affiliation that
you have?
Joe: Naw, man we just get checks together. That’s it.
BM: Who or what inspires Joe when making music?
Joe: Shoot man, these ladies out here. [Laughs] They always have and always will. You gotta represent. Whether it’s trying to
get a girl, trying to holla at a girl, trying to take her to dinner. A girl beasting on me or me beasting on a girl. There’s so much
we can do. It’s nothing better than when I’m doing my shows and there’s a sea of women out there.
BM: I don’t think I’ve ever met a female who didn’t love your music. Why do you think the ladies love you so much?
Joe: Content. It’s what I talk about on the records. You know. All the things your man won’t do. I wanna know what turns you on.
BM: Has Joe always been a ladies man?
Joe: Yeah, I always have been for the most part. Back in high school I was a little don you know. [Laughs] I was walking around
with my head up. But that wasn’t my focus. My focus was on trying to learn music. I fell in love with this guitar and that just took
me overboard and I started playing piano. I already knew how to play the drums so when I saw Bobby Brown, you know, doing
the video, “My Perogative,” and Keith Sweat doing their thing, I was like you know what, this is what the young boy should be
doing.
BM: Out of the 6 albums you’ve put out over the years, which would you consider to be your best overall work and
why?
Joe: This album [Laughs]. You know a lot of people would say the “My Name is Joe” album or the “All That I Am” album.
BM: Any reason for that?
Joe: Well yeah, I put a lot more work into this album. You know. The recording process of it.
BM: What’s the next single off of this album?
Joe: That’s going to be a hard question right there. It’s a toss up between “If I Wanna,” “Ain’t Nothing Like Me,” and a couple of
other joints. That’s a tough on right there! It’s going to be a banger. We’re gonna bang this summer though!
second album released back in 1997. Even after 14 years of delivering numerous hits, it's no wonder why this R&B
crooner still remains on top of the charts today. Back with his 6th release, "Ain't Nothin Like Me," which landed at
#1 on the Billbaord R&B charts and #2 on Billboard's 200 list, Joe is back to prove once again why there's nobody
like him.
BM: First off, congratulations on the success of the new album.
Joe: Appreciate it man.
BM: How did it feel to know you landed at #1 on the Billboard R&B charts and #2 on Billboard 200?
Joe: Oh, it’s a good feeling. It backs up all my talk I’ve been saying to the young boys. You know what I’m sayin. I talk a lot of
noise to the young boys like wait until I come out. [Laughs]
BM: You’ve been in the game for about 14 years now and have reached either Platinum or Gold status on every
release since your second album. What can you consider to be the key to your longevity and success?
Joe: Aww man. I’m true with it. I’m real true to what I do. I think people hear that when they listen to my music and they hear me
sing. I try to stay consistent and current. Stay up to date with it.
BM: You’ve always done collaborations with rappers whether it was on your album or theirs but on this album, you
have alot more Hip-Hop features than your previous albums. What made you want to collaborate with more
rappers this time around?
Joe: Well it’s really for the tempo of the record. I wanted to have mc’s to definitely be on this record this time out. I’ve always
been a big fan of hip-hop ever since the days of Eric B. and Rakim, the Paid in Full album. I just really feel hip-hop when it
comes to merging it with R&B. It’s like a natural blend.
BM: Give us a rundown of some of the rappers you have featured on this album.
Joe: G-Unit, whom I’ve done work with in the past as well. I got the kid Papoose. I got Nas on the record. Fabolous and I got
chamillionaire.
BM: Who did you get to produce on this album?
Joe: Man, I got mad producers on this joint. I got Stargate, which are these kids from Norway. I got Tim and Bob, Brian Michael
Cox, Dre and Vidal, Cool N Dre, and Sean Garrett.
BM: Did you take part in any of the songwriting on this album?
Joe: Yeah, I co-wrote most of the songs on the album and I got a couple of joints that I produced.
BM: Which song on this album would you claim as your favorite?
Joe: I don’t know if there’s one particular joint that I would say is my favorite. I like the mid-tempo joints.
BM: What do you think about the younger generation of R&B artists that’s on the scene now?
Joe: Them my dudes. Chris Brown is doing his thing. Omarion and Ne-Yo is cool. I mean there’s a few cats that’s doing things
different. I like T-pain. He’s definitely stepping it up right now.
BM: Once upon a time not too long ago Hip-Hop music was dominating in sales throughout the industry and R&B
kinda took a backseat to that but now it looks like the tables are turning. Why do you think that is?
Joe: I think there’s so many different hip-hop artist out there right now and nobody wants to take the leadership role and then
you got R&B where everybody wants to take the leadership role. You got everyone wanting to take Ushers spot now. Omarion,
Ne-Yo, all of them they want his shoes right now. Back in the day, there wasn’t too many artist doing the solo thing. It was me,
R. Kelly, Aaron Hall had a solo album at one point. But now when you look at it, that’s all there is.
BM: You’ve done several collaborations with several G-Unit members. Is there any type of G-Unit affiliation that
you have?
Joe: Naw, man we just get checks together. That’s it.
BM: Who or what inspires Joe when making music?
Joe: Shoot man, these ladies out here. [Laughs] They always have and always will. You gotta represent. Whether it’s trying to
get a girl, trying to holla at a girl, trying to take her to dinner. A girl beasting on me or me beasting on a girl. There’s so much
we can do. It’s nothing better than when I’m doing my shows and there’s a sea of women out there.
BM: I don’t think I’ve ever met a female who didn’t love your music. Why do you think the ladies love you so much?
Joe: Content. It’s what I talk about on the records. You know. All the things your man won’t do. I wanna know what turns you on.
BM: Has Joe always been a ladies man?
Joe: Yeah, I always have been for the most part. Back in high school I was a little don you know. [Laughs] I was walking around
with my head up. But that wasn’t my focus. My focus was on trying to learn music. I fell in love with this guitar and that just took
me overboard and I started playing piano. I already knew how to play the drums so when I saw Bobby Brown, you know, doing
the video, “My Perogative,” and Keith Sweat doing their thing, I was like you know what, this is what the young boy should be
doing.
BM: Out of the 6 albums you’ve put out over the years, which would you consider to be your best overall work and
why?
Joe: This album [Laughs]. You know a lot of people would say the “My Name is Joe” album or the “All That I Am” album.
BM: Any reason for that?
Joe: Well yeah, I put a lot more work into this album. You know. The recording process of it.
BM: What’s the next single off of this album?
Joe: That’s going to be a hard question right there. It’s a toss up between “If I Wanna,” “Ain’t Nothing Like Me,” and a couple of
other joints. That’s a tough on right there! It’s going to be a banger. We’re gonna bang this summer though!
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