Sevyn streeter shoulda been there, part 1 album cover

1 (The Prelude)вЂќ, which will be available on iTunes as of this Friday, July 17th. The B.o.B-assisted laidback R&B/urban number is the title track and newest single from Chris BrownвЂ™s protГ©gГ©eвЂ™s forthcoming new project вЂњShoulda Been There Pt. ThereвЂ™s no telling how many suitcases sheвЂ™ll have to take.Sevyn Streeter takes shots at her ex in the newly-premiered вЂњ Shoulda Been ThereвЂќ. Streeter embarks on an 18-date tour starting Thursday in St. вЂњWe were like, вЂNo, thank you for having us on your tour.вЂ™ She was gracious and sweet - everything that you would pray your idol or superstar would be, she really, truly is that.вЂќ вЂњ I remember the first night came in our dressing room and wished us luck and told us thank you for being on her tour,вЂќ Streeter says.

She and former girl group RichGirl actually opened for BeyoncГ© on her 2009 вЂњI AmвЂ¦World Tour.вЂќ Though sheвЂ™s had the opportunity to work with some of her favorite artists already, Streeter names BeyoncГ© and Usher as the top two sheвЂ™d still love to write for. I change my clothes like crazy in rehearsals because I feel like every song has a different mood and they were birthed out of that.вЂќ They tease me because I bring a suitcase to rehearsals.

If I want to create something thatвЂ™s a little more вЂ™round the way, little more urban, a little more вЂhood, I dress according to the type of music that I want to create - even in my rehearsals. вЂњIf I am in a sentimental mood and I want to write something thatвЂ™s moody and sexy, IвЂ™ll wear a little black dress or a little tiny red dress, pink dress, whatever dress and a pair of heels, and I will record for the day in that outfit. вЂњI dress according to the type of mood IвЂ™m in and the type of song I want to create,вЂќ she says. The вЂњWe MatterвЂќ jersey was the first time Streeter received that amount of attention for a clothing choice, but itвЂ™s not the first time sheвЂ™s dressed to mirror what sheвЂ™s feeling. SheвЂ™s since partnered with the team to do community service throughout Philadelphia, and encouraged the Sixers to donate to the Boys and Girls Club. The Sixers eventually released a statement apologizing for what happened.В Streeter accepted the apology and sang the anthem at theВ Dec. Because my jersey said вЂWe Matter.вЂ™ You know what I mean? And no one even cared to ask me what, who the вЂwe,вЂ™ you know? Nobody asked me that question and thatвЂ™s what, I think, bothered me more than anything.вЂќ

вЂњI was angry, I was sad, I was emotional, I cried like a baby in my dressing room. вЂњI was heartbroken,вЂќ Streeter recalls of that time. HerВ emotional and creative awakening has encouraged herВ to stand more firmly than ever on her beliefs, a muscle she was forced to flex in October, when the Philadelphia 76ers told her she couldnвЂ™tВ perform the National Anthem at their home opener because of her seemingly politically charged sartorial choice: a black jersey with the words вЂњWe MatterвЂќ printed across the front. StreeterВ revealsВ The-Dream, Gucci Mane, Jeremih, August Alsina and Ty Dolla $ign all make cameos, though she reserves her right to a few вЂњsurprises.вЂќ T he album isnвЂ™t lacking in features, either, especially from contemporary male R&B artists. SheвЂ™s in-your-face, confident and sexy in the trap-inspired вЂњProlly.вЂќ Gentle acoustic guitar prodding and bright chords lead the way in вЂњBefore I Do.вЂќ Sunny a cappella vocals fill the first few seconds of вЂњD4L,вЂќ later giving inВ to a bass-heavy beat. StreeterвЂ™sВ fresh perspective ultimately emboldened her sound. Put on your big girl pants, your big woman pants,вЂ™ and in that, the girl within me was definitely disrupted.вЂќ And the 30-year-old woman in her was awakened. I was going about things the wrong way and it caused me to step back and say, вЂOK, you have to put on your big girl underwear now.

вЂњ I was looking at things in a really naive manner,вЂќ sheВ admits. Streeter picks up where she left off, explaining that theВ title for вЂњGirl DisruptedвЂќ was inspired by heartache that gave way to self-reflection. вЂњP retty much everything I write is from what I go through or maybe something that I read or something that inspires me,вЂќ Streeter says before apologizing for losing her train of thought.

Sevyn streeter shoulda been there, part 1 album cover