YARA (March 2005) | Interview By:  Nima

      Dubcnn.com spoke to Rising RnB star Yara and found she does not shy away from pressure; She welcomes it. Being labeled a sex symbol early in her career is something she is comfortable with and feels it comes with the territory. Many have labeled her one of the brightest young, up and coming RnB talents in the industry. She is definitely hot and ready to take the industry by storm. Please feel free to send any feedback regarding the interview to: nima@dubcnn.com



Huge thanks to Yara for taking time out to answer the questions fans wanted to know! (Interview was done March 25th 2005)

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dubcnn.com: Hey Yara how are you doing?

Hi, I’m doing good, thanks for giving me the chance to let people know who I am.


dubcnn.com: Tell us a little bit about yourself?

I’m an RnB singer/songwriter, I've been featured on various album compilations, and a lot of mixtapes from the top DJ’s. A lot of my tracks have been receiving heavy radio airplay so I am excited about that. I have also been featured in FHM magazine, Smooth magazine and several others.


dubcnn.com: You have been gaining a very large buzz in the RnB scene. How does that feel?

It feels great, it’s the best feeling in the world to be receiving recognition for something you love to do. To know that people are feeling what I’m doing and getting caught up in my music makes all the hard work and late nights worth it. It motivates me to keep creating hot music.


dubcnn.com: A lot of people say that you are one of the future stars of RnB. Do you feel the pressure when you hear comments like that?

At this stage I don’t, but I’m sure there will come a time when I do. I think it will help me to stay focused and realize I have an obligation to keep my music consistent. I’m just doing what comes naturally in terms of making music, my style is straight me, I’m not trying to imitate anybody so if I continue to make my music I don’t think I can go wrong. I also make sure that I stay humble.


dubcnn.com: Have you decided which label you are going to sign with? I have heard most of the major labels are interested in you.

Chris (C.D. King Entertainment, Corp./Blueprint CEO) handles that. It feels great to be getting attention from the majors, that has definitely been one of my main goals in my career. It makes me want to work harder because I want to be an artist in this industry for a very long time. But right now we are still meeting with everybody so it is a good situation.


dubcnn.com: How is it being an artist on Blueprint Records and working with Blueprint CEO Christopher Dwyer?

Being an artist on Blueprint and C.D. King entertainment, Corp. is great. Working with Chris is even better, it really doesn’t get better than this. The relationship we have is smooth, we have mostly the same tastes, we think alike, we have the same goals and we both know what is necessary to achieve them and we’re friends. If we ever have our differences of opinion we just work it out and come up with something we both agree with. It’s all part of the creative process and I think it helps me as an artist.


dubcnn.com: Do you like performing and doing shows?

Yes, I love doing shows. That’s what its all about, getting on stage and singing about your inner most feelings, sharing it wit the people in the crowd and getting a response. Out of all things I do in music, performing would have to be my favorite part. Plus you can’t get a rush like that any other way.


dubcnn.com: You sound very excited when you talk about your career are you happy with the direction it is going?

Yeah, I mean what is there not to be excited about? Everything is going how Chris and I planned and it’s a great feeling. I’m very lucky to have someone as dedicated and focused as Chris at the wheel, cause without him none of this would be possible and that’s the truth.


dubcnn.com: Tell us a little bit about the creative process and how you go about making your songs?

Well basically once I get my hands on the beat, if I’m feeling it, I have what I call a random period where I just sing to find a melody and once I’ve got a base melody words just start flowing and generally the track ends up being about whatever the first word I sang was. Whatever the beat makes me feel is what I sing about. Its kind of like the beat already has a meaning, I just have to put it into English. Or sometimes I have lyrics already and I just hook up with Chris and make the song from scratch based on what I’m hearing for the lyrics.


dubcnn.com: You were recently in FHM and Smooth magazine. Are you going to be in any other magazines in the near future?

Definitely!


dubcnn.com: Do you feel as a female RnB singer you are pressured to portray a certain image?

Yes, there is a lot pressure in this industry for a lot of things, how you’re supposed to look, what you’re supposed to say and how you’re supposed to act. I have many different personalities that make me, so when you see photos of me where I’m looking real sexy and provocative, that’s the real me (and probably Chris saying its too much haha). I like to look sexy and so does every other woman in the world we just have different measures. And when you hear me on radio or read an interview with me in a magazine, you should know its the real me. I was raised well and I don’t compromise my values for music.


dubcnn.com: What projects have you been involved in most recently?

The most recent mixtape I’ve been on is the new DJ Kool Kid- Diesel Pt III. I really like that mixtape, he put a lot of original pieces on there from different artists. I did a track called “dance with me” then he put verses on there from 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg. It came out really hot. Also the Baby (remix) is turning out to be a really popular record. A lot of DJ’s have been spinning that.


dubcnn.com: Which artists would you like to work with that are from the west coast?

There are a lot of artists I would like to work with. I would hate to leave anybody out. But, I would love to work with Dr. Dre. I like Snoop. The Neptune’s too, even though they are not from the west coast. It would be great to do something with 50 Cent, he is an east coast artist but he is somebody I would love to work with.


dubcnn.com: Where can we go to get more or your material?

You can check me out at www.cdkingentertainment.com.