BANKY W SPEAKS ON NEW MUSIC AND UPCOMING EME CONCERT
HHW: What are the names of the singles?
Banky W: “Yes/No” and “Good Good Loving”
HHW: Who produced them?
Banky W: Cobhams and Spellz
HHW: What is the inspiration behind both singles (message)?
Banky W: Both songs are love songs… I think by now, people know that I’m an Afro-R&B type of artist at my core. I may flirt with Rap, Afrobeats, etc.. but R&B really is and has always been my foundation, so I’m back to that. The songs are inspired by the quest to find and fall in love with the right person; generally speaking, my music has always been influenced by my life experiences; and this is unquestionably my most personal album till date… so people will be able to see exactly what I’m going through when they listen to the music.
“Yes/No” is based on a time when there was a particular girl I’d fallen for, but it was hard for her to make up her mind to give me a shot 100%. Partly because of what she’d been through, partly because of my reputation, and partly because of other sources of “baggage”, it was hard for her to let go and let me have a chance.
“Good good loving” is a little bit more playful, and is essentially the song that shows the frame of mind a guy is in when he’s trying to court/toast a girl… the lyrics are very meaningful but it’s a playful way of telling someone how deeply you feel about her.
HHW: When does he intend to drop his next album tentatively named R&BW
Banky W: We’re hoping to release it on Valentine’s day in 2013.
HHW: What is EME’s next major project after Empire Mates State Of Mind? And for Banky W?
Banky W: We’re still dropping singles and videos from the EME Album; it’s sad that these days, people don’t pay attention to songs unless there are videos accompanying them. The Album is PACKED with fantastic songs.. we’re going to end up releasing about 10 or so videos, but even then that’s only half of the total number of songs… I wish I could sit everyone in the continent down and have them listen to it from top to bottom so they’d understand just how special the album is…
In any case, after that we have albums from myself and Skales about to drop, as well as WizKid’s international project. We’ve also begun work on Niyola and ShayDee’s projects, but we’ll be starting with new singles and videos at the beginning of the year, and then working our way into their projects as well.
We’re also planning a huge EME concert to end the year on December 21st in Lagos, so people should definitely come out to celebrate with us. Outside of music, I’m hoping to go a little bit further with my acting; the reviews from Jacob’s Cross have been amazing, so hopefully we can explore that a little more. We’re also branching out into other Ventures outside of Entertainment, but we’ll share more of that news as we go along.
We’re just working very hard and trying to exceed the expectations that the fans have of us. We’ve been very blessed and very fortunate to have established this success so far, and we hope to grow, to be bigger and better, and to be the best in the business at what we do. May God help us and may the fans keep supporting us, we’re eternally grateful.
Source: http://www.hiphopworldmagazine.com/2012/11/13/hhw-exclusive-interview-with-banky-w/
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