07/05/07 - Bobby V Speaks Out About Playing Second Fiddle At Def Jam...

J-Banks · 07-05-2007, 05:55 PM

Bobby V Speaks Out About Playing Second Fiddle At Def Jam, Ne-Yo "Get's Bells And Whistles"
Thursday - July 5, 2007 by Anthony Roberts

R&B crooner Bobby Valentino recently shared his feelings with SOHH about his label's Ne-Yo-first philosophy, his next big hit, and why he's still the same ol' G.

With his latest album, Special Occasion, topping out at a little over 200,000 sold, Bobby V is apparently disappointed with his perceived second-fiddle status at his label, Def Jam.

"I think Ne-Yo's the face of the label and, of course, by him being the face of the label, he gets a little bit more," Valentino told SOHH. "I see he gets a lot of extra support, a lot of bells and whistles. Sometimes, people need those things to put them over the top.

"My album, you know what it is," he continued. "When you see me at the shows, you know what it's about. There's nothing sugar-coated about me. Not saying that there's something sugar-coated about Ne-Yo, but, it's all good." [See video, here]

The singer has been enjoying the radio success of his lead single "Anonymous" but he says it's his upcoming single, "Rearview," featuring Ludacris, that will put his album "over the top." With that single, he added, he'll continue to focus on his music to generate sales, rather than outside controversies.

"I'm really about the music. If people read into it and get into my life then that's what they wanna do," he said. "But I'm not gonna try to make up some kind of stuff to cause excitement for my album. In today's industry and today's entertainment, that's what it's all about. It's about what else you got going on. What kind of sex scandal you got going on, or if you're gay, or you're on drugs or you're an alcoholic, that's what it's about. But I'm not none of that stuff so it's not really too much stuff you can talk about."

The DTP affiliate also pointed out that he's always been the same 'ole G since day one.

"I've always been a cool cat, I ain't never been no lame," he said. "You can ask about me in high school, middle school, elementary school, I've always been the man. Check the facts, check the yearbooks. It's never no dirt on me versus other cats...it's nothing you really got on me other than I'm short. What else can you say ?"

Source-sohh

THE NIGGA-JR · 07-05-2007, 05:58 PM

glad he picked that as his next single best song on album

Drizzy · 07-05-2007, 06:01 PM

i'm not feelin this dude bobby v

Locco · 07-05-2007, 06:44 PM

Bobby V is to r&b like Luda is to rap, they keep it real! If u don't keep it real and talk shit on records that you've never seen before soon or later you get kicked on stage like hot rod

GMNRecordsCT3 · 07-05-2007, 06:48 PM

Bobby got some good shit.

Def Jam fucking up

Westsidestory · 07-05-2007, 07:15 PM

Ne-Yo> Bobby for the simple fact Ne-Yo writes a lot of people shit and they actually are hits that he is giving them.

Lil G-Unit Soldier · 07-05-2007, 07:20 PM

i dont really like bobby v music, i dunno it just doesnt get to me like usher or neyo. i think anonymous is a crappy song

MC B STREETZ · 07-05-2007, 07:54 PM

bobby v is aiight

Cropped_Stunts · 07-06-2007, 02:34 AM

thanks.........

Snapper · 07-06-2007, 02:21 PM

anoymous is hot i feel bad for BV not sellin much i thought he wud do gooooood.

THA WEATHA MAN · 07-06-2007, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMNRecordsCT3

Bobby got some good shit.

Def Jam fucking up

Co-Sign. Bobby V had a better album then Ne-Yo IMO. Props

Pretty Soney · 07-06-2007, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil G-Unit Soldier

i dont really like bobby v music, i dunno it just doesnt get to me like usher or neyo. i think anonymous is a crappy song

exactly...hes not shit but hes no usher or neyo

ToRcH · 07-08-2007, 02:02 PM

Rearview is my fav song on that shit

07-05-2007, 05:55 PM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	07/05/07 - Bobby V Speaks Out About Playing Second Fiddle At Def Jam... 07/05/07 - Bobby V Speaks Out About Playing Second Fiddle At Def Jam... Bobby V Speaks Out About Playing Second Fiddle At Def Jam, Ne-Yo "Get's Bells And Whistles" Thursday - July 5, 2007 by Anthony Roberts R&B crooner Bobby Valentino recently shared his feelings with SOHH about his label's Ne-Yo-first philosophy, his next big hit, and why he's still the same ol' G. With his latest album, Special Occasion, topping out at a little over 200,000 sold, Bobby V is apparently disappointed with his perceived second-fiddle status at his label, Def Jam. "I think Ne-Yo's the face of the label and, of course, by him being the face of the label, he gets a little bit more," Valentino told SOHH. "I see he gets a lot of extra support, a lot of bells and whistles. Sometimes, people need those things to put them over the top. "My album, you know what it is," he continued. "When you see me at the shows, you know what it's about. There's nothing sugar-coated about me. Not saying that there's something sugar-coated about Ne-Yo, but, it's all good." [See video, here] The singer has been enjoying the radio success of his lead single "Anonymous" but he says it's his upcoming single, "Rearview," featuring Ludacris, that will put his album "over the top." With that single, he added, he'll continue to focus on his music to generate sales, rather than outside controversies. "I'm really about the music. If people read into it and get into my life then that's what they wanna do," he said. "But I'm not gonna try to make up some kind of stuff to cause excitement for my album. In today's industry and today's entertainment, that's what it's all about. It's about what else you got going on. What kind of sex scandal you got going on, or if you're gay, or you're on drugs or you're an alcoholic, that's what it's about. But I'm not none of that stuff so it's not really too much stuff you can talk about." The DTP affiliate also pointed out that he's always been the same 'ole G since day one. "I've always been a cool cat, I ain't never been no lame," he said. "You can ask about me in high school, middle school, elementary school, I've always been the man. Check the facts, check the yearbooks. It's never no dirt on me versus other cats...it's nothing you really got on me other than I'm short. What else can you say ?" Source-sohh __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

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THE NIGGA-JR CARTER Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: THE WEST COAST Posts: 2,546 Repped: 69 Repped 582 Times in 205 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 11 Times in 10 Posts	glad he picked that as his next single best song on album __________________ Howichill.blogspot.com

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Locco Vida Locca Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sin City Posts: 37 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Bobby V is to r&b like Luda is to rap, they keep it real! If u don't keep it real and talk shit on records that you've never seen before soon or later you get kicked on stage like hot rod __________________

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Westsidestory Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SouthSide Chicago Posts: 2,898 Repped: 402 Repped 20 Times in 4 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	Ne-Yo> Bobby for the simple fact Ne-Yo writes a lot of people shit and they actually are hits that he is giving them. __________________ myspace.com/elitemind112

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Drizzy aKa dRiZz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 3,844 Repped: 609 Repped 1,674 Times in 252 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 7 Times in 5 Posts	i'm not feelin this dude bobby v

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Lil G-Unit Soldier Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 82 Repped: 3 Repped 4 Times in 3 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i dont really like bobby v music, i dunno it just doesnt get to me like usher or neyo. i think anonymous is a crappy song

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Cropped_Stunts Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 667 Repped: 261 Repped 49 Times in 11 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	thanks.........

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ToRcH tHe DuNgEoN rAt Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,298 Repped: 174 Repped 721 Times in 153 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	Rearview is my fav song on that shit __________________ "Still standin' for somethin' while y'all fallin' for nothin'." -Khujo Goodie

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