The Dream sat down with Tim Westwood on BBC Radio 1Xtra interview and explained to the jock why he will not be working on Ciara's new album, why R. Kelly is a true R&B legend, and why Rated R is Rihanna's best record.
On why he can’t work with Ciara: “I have a contract under Def Jam so it’s only certain people I work with. [The executives] were real smart by putting that in there, I made them pay for it.”
On R. Kelly’s influence: “He held it down. I don’t think this generation of R&B would be at this particular stage without that. R. Kelly was doing it in a hip-hop-dominated culture,” he says, adding, “But we all gotta go down.”
On his success as a recording artist: “I don’t really care about the million album sales. I don’t really care about the number ones because I do those things writing for everybody else, so I can just stay in this spot and I’m comfortable selling 500k and under. Everybody wants to go pop, I don’t.”
On why Rated R is one of Rihanna’s best albums: “That was right after Good Girl Gone Bad. She could of went up and went more pop, but she regressed and went down back into it.”
I agree that Rated R is Rihanna's best record because she decided to go in a different more darker direction after the pop success of GGGB. Unfortunately, the mainstream weren't feeling it for the masterpiece that it was. I'm actually glad he's not working with Ciara because The Dream has been in a rut lately when it comes to giving quality music to A-list celebs, if you've listened to the recent albums from J.Lo, Ciara and Mariah you know what I mean.
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