It may be seven years since we’ve gotten an new album from R&B songstress Tweet, but just because she’s stepped out of the spotlight doesn’t mean she hasn’t been in the kitchen cooking up some new hits. She came onto the scene as apart of Missy Elliott’s crew with “Oops (Oh My)”, a smash hit song that she now calls a “mistake,” and now she’s working on bringing her signature acoustic sound back to the music.
In a quick catch up with VIBE Vixen, Tweet not only talks about her new album Simply Tweet and how the game has changed for her since her first album, but she also dishes out advice for new artists and reveals who she would love to follow in her footsteps.
Catch a few excerpts and her new single below:
On her new album Simply Tweet and What to Expect From the Record
It’s been great. My phone is blowing up. People are really responding positively and I’m excited about [the EP]. I’m kind of at a loss for words, but I’m very excited about it.[…]Kind of re-introducing myself to the music scene because I’d been gone so long. I’m giving [fans] a little taste of what they would expect if they were to come to a concert or anything like that. I just wanted to do a special little treat because they’ve been waiting so long. I just wanted to give them the definite that the album is definitely going to happen.
Can we expect a slow tempo throughout the album as well, or will it be a bit more upbeat?
It’s a little bit of both: the acoustic sounding and the in-your-face lyrics. I’m just keeping it a mixture of everything but still keeping the essence of who I really am which is the harmonies and things like that.
On How Music Has Changed Since She First Came Out
When I first came out, music was just open to different types of music. Right now, music for me is just on a one-track rollercoaster. I think we need to get back to where different types of artists and live instrumentation are appreciated. I’m not saying that people that are out now aren’t doing their thing, but I think we need to open the doors for more people that are into live music.
On “Oops” Being a Mistake & Her Relationship With Missy
In a way, yeah. Honestly “Oops (Oh My)” was a mistake. I never really said I’d want to do “Oops.” I was riding in the car with Missy [Elliott], and she was playing some music that Timbaland did for her. “Oops” came on, I sung it and she was like let’s just re-record the record. They didn’t push me to do it but it just stuck. So I compromised a little bit on the first album. It just happened. [Missy & I are] still sisters. We still talk every now and again. We don’t see each other as much, but we still plan to do music together. We’re still tight.
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