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Dwele g rize1/4/2023 ![]() ![]() It’s different…makes your mind work.”Īnother surprise arrives with the song “A Few Reasons,” a second single contender that Dwele collaborated on with a producer out of Virginia named Nottz. It sounds like I’m cheatin’ on my girl, but actually I’m cheatin’ on my girl with my girl You definitely have to listen to this one a few times before you really get it. ![]() From the jump you’d think I was talking to two girls, but it’s really two sides of the same person. “Unless you really pay attention you might get the wrong idea. “It’s based on somewhat of a real story that I put a spin on,” Dwele shares. The album’s first single is a mindbender he calls “Im Cheatin’,” produced by West Coast-based G-1 who helmed his breakthrough hit “Find a Way” as well as “Know Your Name” from Some Kinda. This makes him as surprised about the finished project as his admirers. Rather he weaves a storyline from the songs he selects and sequences for the album, noting the picture they create for him. This time, I slowed down and marinated in the creative process again.”ĭwele is a very spontaneous and organic creator in that he never goes into an album with a preset concept in mind. “But with the next one, Some Kinda (2005), I didn’t take as much time as I wanted because I was in and out of the studio touring on the road, so I didn’t have as many songs to choose from. “With my first album, Subject, I had about three years worth of material to work with between 20,” he begins. ![]() ![]() His third and latest album Sketches of a Man finds Dwele on the independent RT Music Group (the domain of his managers Ron and Tim, distributed by KOCH), meticulously baking another masterpiece of chocolate soul genius. Subsequent work followed with artists that stretch from Roy Ayers (in concert), Boney James (on record) and Earth Wind & Fire (on the Grammy-nominated remake for Thats The Way of the World), to rappers Commons Grammy nominated “The People,” and Kanye Wests Grammy-winning single “Flashing Lights.” On his own, he contributed the single gems “Find a Way” and “I Think I Luv U” to the canon of neo soul classics, but is best loved as that rare maker of fine albums. The Detroit-based artist first made a name for himself with a demo he made in his bedroom which led to one of the hippest hip hop soul collaborations of all-time (Slum Village’s “Tainted”), a major label deal. Singer/songwriter Dwele (pronounced dweh-lay) has carved out a niche for himself in the contemporary soul game as a smooth jazz-minded crooner of introspective and innovative groove. ![]()
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