Vibe.com caught up with Dirty Money's Dawn & Kalenna to talk about the album, the group, & working with Diddy. Check out a peek below, and head over toVibe.com for the full interview!
VIBE: Diddy's compared the group to B.B.D. and Prince and The Revolution. Do you have anyone that you'd liken yourselves to?
Kalenna: He says Jodeci, but I don't think I could compare it to anything I've ever heard. It started off with a blueprint, Loose Ends, Soul II Soul and things like that. But then it kind of evolved into something that I haven't heard before.
Last Train to Paris is a story of lost love. Can you describe it a little further?
Dawn: It's the woman's point of view. Puff had an idea of finding love, losing love and finding love again as a storyline, but he just didn't want one perspective. We tell the opposite side and make the love story complete as narrators. We can relate to the story. If they split up, what is she thinking? So it's through the eyes of both parties.
So you guys are doing everything from being affectionate to yelling at him?
Dawn: Oh yeah. And loving him. All of that. It's our whole journey together.
Ladies, you two are professional singers. Diddy's more of an entertainer. What's it like to watch try to sing?
Dawn: It's beautiful. His work ethic is amazing. He doesn't stop until the note sounds how it's supposed to sound. And it's not like, "Oh, I'm going to make this note sound perfect." It's the emotion. The emotion has to be perfect and match to the vocals of the song. And I think he's executed that so well. If anything, we're learning from each other. We'll do it 300 times. Just because we see how hard he works. People are going to be pleasantly surprised. Especially if you don't look at him as a singer, but as an instrument, someone evoking an emotion and making it visual.
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http://www.vibe.com/mt/2009/10/a-short-convo-with-diddy/!