Floetry Singer Might Have 50 On Her Dre-Produced Solo LP

[fan 4ever]

Floetry Singer Might Have 50 On Her Dre-Produced Solo LP

01.26.2006 8:46 PM EST

Marsha Ambrosius insists album doesn't spell the end of the neo-soul duo.

When you're one of the biggest producers of all time, you can afford to keep trying something until you get it right. So Dr. Dre — undeterred by his previous attempts to release a blockbuster R&B album — has signed another singing act to his Aftermath label: Marsha Ambrosius of Floetry.

In November, Floetry performed two shows at the Roxy in West Hollywood, drawing the likes of Dre and even Prince. The producer was so taken aback by Martha's singing that night that he offered her a solo deal shortly after.

"I'm absolutely ... I'm in shock," Ambrosius said earlier this week about her deal. "It shows all dreams are real. It's one of those situations where I'd be a fool to pass it up. The idea was posed to my manager and he said, 'The offer is laid out on the table. What do you want to do?' I figured [i'm] 28 years old, I came over to the U.S. [from the U.K.] on a whim that something might happen, I'm already three albums deep with Floetry. That's already made its mark and is something that will remain. I would genuinely be a fool not to do it. Anybody would."

Though Dre is not exactly known for dabbling in Floetry's brand of neo-soul, Marsha has no doubt the alliance will work. "We've spoken [about how] the difference between our musicianship is evident, yet the marriage will be perfect and there will be no mistakes," she said. "There's no harm in me collaborating with someone of that caliber and creating some magic. That will happen."

The two have already been recording, the singer said. "When we met that week after the Roxy show, we were supposed to talk about ideas for the project. He played me some beats and I ended up writing a song and recording it in an hour. The chemistry was immediate. It was an [uptempo record], the beat was crazy."

50 Cent happened to be in the studio that day as well and jumped on the record. Ambrosius said she's not sure if the version with 50 will end up on her album, or if the song will even be on the album at all. It's still early, and the LP probably won't be out until next year, she said.

"My message will still be personal, it's still one and the same," she added. "It's still 'Say Yes' and 'Butterflies' and 'Getting Late' and the songs I had written. It's just me as myself; a 28-year-old woman coming into her own. You're gonna get your ballads, your mids, your ups. It's going to be a consistent album."

Floetry fans shouldn't be scared just because Martha is going solo. She says her partnership with Natalie Stewart is still intact and that they're going on at least two more tours this year. One tour is scheduled for April, and they'll be part of package deal in the summer. Mary J. Blige is one person they've been talks with. The duo also have plans to shoot a video for "Lay Down," the next single off Flo'Ology.

"Floetry is always going to be Floetry, regardless if Nat does her album or I do my album," Ambrosius insisted. "I'm still the songstress from Floetry."

For her solo LP, the songbird also wants to work with producers Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and the tandem of Dre & Vidal. "That would be enough for me," she giggled. "I don't ask for much. I dream for much, and sometime they come true."

— Shaheem Reid

[MaxFly]

Dre still working with 50 after 50 threatened him concerning Game? Am I getting this right... Am I the only one who caught this?

[Turntable]

Well, maybe Dre is just working with her and she also got 50 on the album..

[bigted]

Don't surprise me, Dre's just goes where the $$$$'s at, he don't worry about integrity anymore, he don't care if 50 don't respect him as long as his record he produces sells, that's why some people lost respect for him, I think Chuck D was saying on one of his terrordomes that he respects Dre as an artist but not as a person, anyway I'm looking forward to that album, she's a talented singer, actually that's a good move for Dre, Floetry's real talented and deserve some promotion...

Edited January 27, 2006 by bigted

[Guest VAsFinestRenagade]

maybe jus maybe he is oullin a Jay-Z and Will Smith not doin any thing

[bigted]

50 Cent not doing anything? Is he feeling all right? I thought he lives for beef... :stars:

[Turntable]

I think he ment Dre

[bigted]

Well they know they need each other anyway, Dre's making a lot of money off producing for 50, and 50's making money off of Dre's production, they might not be friends but it's a buisiness, they'll keep on collabing on music to the masses as long as it sells a lot, Dre wouldn't stop working with 50 unless 50 flops, Dre refused to work on a whole album with Rakim 'cause he knew it wouldn't sell, Rakim's not trying to do big numbers but Dre likes everything big so they weren't seeing eye to eye I think the same thing with KRS recently wanting to get Dre to help produce for him but KRS don't sell much so Dre refuses, but he'll work with 50 though, it's sad to see what happened to Dre, he's only in it for the $$$$ even though he's rich already, his beats ain't as inspiring as they once were either, he ain't no different than 50, they're greedy, they just do whatever it takes to sell but that don't mean quality, hopefully Dre puts some effort into this Floetry project for a change...btw the key word is "might" but I think Dre worked with 50 on the "GRODT" soundtrack anyway so that's a sign that Dre might produce some on 50's next project... The thing about Dre now is that a lot of times people just buy an album with Dre production just 'cause it's 'Dre', he's a brandname producer, people're hoping that it's groundbreaking music but they listen and they're dissapointed by it but they'll check things out faster still if it was Dre producing rather than an inhouse producer doing it just 'cause of Dre's status...

Edited January 27, 2006 by bigted