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Huge thanks to Yara for taking time out to answer the
questions fans wanted to know!
(Interview was done March 25th 2005)
To check out Yara's hot remix of "Baby" by Fabolous, click:
HERE
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.
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