Features Hip Hop Artists Krave: Ladies Only
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Could girl groups be making a come back? We can't be sure yet, but it just might happen with these girls. And this group of three young ladies is definitely making some noise. Shanquilla “Shan Q” Robinson, Chanel Ross and Jasmine “Jazzy” Kearse make up Krave. Meeting in high school, they already knew what they really wanted to be. Their sound is described as party music and something that can get you on your feet. Soon Devyne Stephens signed these very different, but very close girls to Upfront Megatainment. Writing all there own music, their lyric relate to anyone and everyone out there, singing about the way they have gone through the same up's and down's as their audience. These ladies must be doing something right because the have work and performed with some pretty big artists. They're really just trying to make there name clear and build that Krave Empire. To find about these three girls check out the interview we had with them and definitely keep an eye out. OSHHS: When did you ladies sign to Upfront Megatainment? And what made you choose that label? Shan Q: We signed with Upfront Megatainment about 2 and half years ago. And once the deal was brought to us it felt like home. Devyne Stephens is from the “A” and he has worked with so many different artists like P.Diddy, Mary J. Blige, TLC, Ciara, New Edition just everyone. But he really just had the eye of the tiger and it was bound to happen that we would be working with him. I think it was really god's answer and we're like one big family here at Upfront. OSHHS: What was it like working on your self-titled album? And were there any up's or down's during the process? Chanel: This is our first album and it's our baby. We had a lot of fun doing this album and we put a lot of time into it as well as a lot of work and long hours in the studio. We got to work with a lot of different artist. We have our two singles, “Go Crazy”, featuring Flo-Rida and also “Up & Down” featuring Akon, Nelly, and Twista. And those are the people that have been in the industry and have a lot of success, so to work with them it was definitely an honor. And the album should be out early 2010, so everybody make sure you go look for it. It's definitely going to be a banger. Jazzy: Dealing with anything in the industry there's gonna be up's and down's or something unexpected, but nothing that could tear us apart. It just comes with territory and nothings going to come easy so we expect there's gonna be some blows. I mean there's gonna be disagreements and there might be some people that wanna break us down, but our bond is so solid and we're so focused on our goals we don't let the negativity affect us. OSHHS: Tell us, what was it like working with these mainstream artists? Shan Q: It was definitely a blessing and a dream come true. Akon is like our big brother, and one thing we learned from him and he told us specifically, “Yo, always be yourself and do what you wanna do. And go ahead if you wanna talk about this just try it. And don't hold back.” So we use that with everything we do; respectfully of course. Everyone else though was an honor and they were all dope. Nelly is crazy dope. Twista and Roc City are dope. Roc City, those are like brothers too. It's just so surreal to us and we still can't believe it to this day. OSHHS: Well there have been many successful and unsuccessful girl groups. How do you ladies plan to make a name for yourself? Something that is unique and competitive. Chanel: Well like we've said we work really, really hard. We're trying to create a Krave brand. We want to branch out and do clothing lines and perfumes, movies, cartoons; so what we're trying to do is create a big empire that anyone can join on the train and move with us. We are still babies but we wanna take everyone with us. Our families and fans to know what were going through and to feel our music. Music is so powerful and it's able to change your mood no matter how you're feeling. We basically wanna make sure our fans can relate and we stay relatable. OSHHS: Who are some of your influences whether it is in music or outside of music? Jazzy: One of our biggest inspirations was Michael Jackson. We look at him as the ultimate artist and he really had the whole package. We actually like a lot of different music from Aerosmith, Pink, Lauryn Hill, Outkast, TLC, and Jodeci. We all have such a wide range in music. Country, Gospel as long as there is a little bass to it we can really get into it. And even our families inspire us; my mom has been a big inspiration to me. I see her working and grinding so she's definitely one of mine. Chanel: I agree. Like Jazzy said, family is a big inspiration and is my driving force everyday. We are in a recession and things aren't as perfect as they should be but when you see your family struggling and you know your in a good place it really pushes you to work harder so your family doesn't have to go through that. And we are three completely different females from three completely different backgrounds, and we all love different types of music and we all have so much depth to us. We just put that all together and that's what makes Krave. OSHHS: How did you three ladies come up with the name group name Krave? Shan Q: Devyne Stephens actually came up with the name. Krave is actually spelled C.R.A.V.E. but we had to put a little twist on it. In the dictionary the meaning of Crave is desired, but to us Krave is the respect and confidence. It's everything we feel a person, especially a woman, should have. We just want everybody to be Krave, everybody to Krave, Krave. OSHHS: Do you ladies have any other projects coming up besides the album you're working on now? Jazzy: Well after the album drop's we do have a tour in the works. But as of right now, were doing a high school tour here in Atlanta. And next month we will be on going outside of Atlanta to other states. And we actually just did a mixtape with Dj Mami Chula and you can find it online. It is called Ladies Only. And basically we've just been recording and you're bound to hear some Krave on the Internet. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites                  
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