Super-producer The Dream may have a few tongues wagging after his extensive interview VIBE magazine. In the interview, the hit-maker chatted candidly about ex-wife Christina Milian, Ciara‘s failed album, Beyonce’s ‘4’ ,and on why he’s the ‘dopest artist alive’.
Find out what else the ‘Falsetto’ crooner touched on after the jump:
Via VIBE:
Around this time last year, you deleted your Twitter account after a statement you made about Ciara was taken out of context. What made you want to reenter the hashtag world?
I have a better understanding of social things now. I think from being in 2007 this very private person and going from A to Z so quickly, I had to stop myself from telling people things that were so real that they couldn’t even comprehend.You pointed out a news story about Beyonce’s NYC concert series where you weren’t given rightful credit for penning the majority of her album and was even labeled as a rapper instead of a singer. Would you rather be recognized as a god of songwriter and have people forget you as an artist or would you rather be a god of an artist and have people downplay your songwriting?
I’d rather them know what I do best.Which is?
At this time, being a songwriter. I think what makes me great as a songwriter is there’s still an artist behind it. It’s one thing to just be a writer with one style or a niche, but if you can go into a variety of lanes, that’s a fucking artist.Let’s talk about Love King, which was supposed to be your final album, but ended up unfortunately being your least memorable. Why do you think that is?
Multiple reasons. The first is that you should never be rushed to do anything. It really comes down to this, L.A. Reid told me ‘Dream no one’s turning in an album, can you give me one?’ I was chillin, getting ready to drop a “Put It Down” from Love Vs. Money and then a video for “Fancy” and “Right Side Of Your Brain.” The second thing is that the building was in transition and people can say that they want to but that really affects how records get put out especially with how things have evolved with marketing.
So many male R&B singers have incorporated rapping into their styles and aren’t afraid to curse in their lyrics. Do you feel responsible for dudes trying this route?
Everything is a season though and seasons come back. The Weeknd are a very talented group of guys, definitely an influence of the 07-08 Love/Hate summer. But we all are products of what that is. Frank Ocean is definitely amazing. Weeknd, Miguel… they’re very good at what they do. I doubt if you asked if I influenced them, they’d be like ‘Nah.’ I’d be like really? (Laughs).But on the flip end, when Love/Hate dropped it carved out this different subgenre in R&B and you were alone in that lane. Now you have byproducts of that who also happen to be your peers. Does that change your mindset at all?
You can’t compete with history. I already did it. That’s like me competing with R. Kelly… I can’t do that. Nothing’s better than something new, but you’re always going to remember what you love. There’s nobody on the planet that’s more doper than I am with this shit. I want to go to shows and see how when Beyonce sings “1+1” it breaks you down.You had a very public split with Christina Milian how has that influenced your coming new music?
It’s just allowed me to be more real. I’d rather be the bad guy than anybody else be the bad girl because I can handle it. It’s a bad thing that two people can break up, but the truth of the matter is that it happens all the time for different reasons. But what’s wrong with a public breakup is that they never really know the truth. And I won’t be the person who says it. I’m not going to be that type. If something breaks, it’s not something to celebrate.So you’re saying you’re not the only one who did wrong in that relationship, but at the same time there’s no need for details?
Right. I won’t put something on someone else’s plate that they can’t handle.… surprised to see from you, being a private person, was that letter you posted on your site some months after your break up. In that letter you admitted to contemplating suicide.
Yep, every day.…how you were able to rise above it.
You have so many things rushing through your mind and I was trying to figure out how to make it stop. Everything is speculation so it’s like how do I say something so you do understand, but you don’t blame me or blame Christina. But since everyone has me as the bad person, I’ll just be the bad motherf–ker. And eventually I just got over it.
…caught a tweet between you two that made it seem as if you were working musically again.
Mmm-mmm. She asked me but…You don’t want to mix work and divorce together?
[Shakes head]For someone who loves a challenge, that’s a little surprising to hear.
Me and Christina already discussed what I think she should be doing and I would never do anything other than what I think is as real as she could be.And will you, Terius Nash, be going away anytime soon? Last time we spoke you were all about retirement.
Anytime a musician says they’re going to retire they’re lying. I didn’t want to lie. ’ I didn’t go into it with the intentions of lying, but creating music is like crack for me. It’s not even a want. I just can’t stop.
Read the interview in its entirety here.
The Dream’s free LP drops (digitally) August 31st.
No1 buys his music lol
LIAR!
http://tinyurl.com/44a7ucq
He know Bey wrote 1+1 all by herself!!
what a joke.
lol b**** please “wrote it all by herself”
Bey couldn’t write a song if her life depends On it! Beyonce was already caught When she stole If I were a boy from billie jean lol and that the only song she didn’t get writing credits for cus the real story came out she shady af
yeah I agree with him!
his OBVIOUSLY inspired Frank Ocean, the Weeknd and Miguel among others.
I really like his albums, even though I think he’s a d*****.
@s***..agreed
BC jean I mean
I really cant….this is the same ne-yo-irreplaceable situation….i really don’t know why she always gets in trouble for these song writing and rightful credits issues
the nightmare can sit his cheating ass down
christina milian is stronger than ever,i cant wait to hear new music from her
I mean “Bc jean” lol
@kerron and so much more…..and u know all of this because*crickets*
haters has arrive as usual lmao when r u dummies gonna learn this is a beyonce post not your flopfave post so go find them
its not even me hating on her….i think her management needs to be a little more careful with these issues cuz it looks real bad on her part…cuz i rather have an artist not write a song than to steal it!!!!!
@So much more
B**** PLEASE!!
She wrote “GIFT FROM VIRGO”!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xTsm5RhhGc
(& she wrote Me, Myself and I, DIL & DADDY so Dont!)
If Bey Said she wrote the song then B**** SHE WROTE THE SONG!!
Wow beyonce fans are delusional Its obvious That beyonce gets writing credits when she didn’t write ishhh! “Bc jean incident” should have proved that long time ago! Bey is an amazing artist but Shady Af
@s*** Pls bey couldn’t claim she wrote Of I were a boy Cus the truth came out! She has writing credits on all the songs on IAsF besides If I were a boy! So girl bye!
jay is chillin,ye is chillin,bey is chillin what more can i say we killin em otis remix…the carters has officially tookover
Based on what I read he didn’t really make any comment about Beyonce. He simply said that he wants to be known for what he does best and I can understand that but he may as well accept the fact that the media is not always going to take the time to give proper credit where it is due and it’s not Bey or anyone else fault except the irresponsible person who referred to him in that way (as a rapper). I guess I’ve been exposed to more credible sources because I’ve read over and over again about his writing contributions to ‘4.’ Some of these writers are so touchy and just don’t realize that some people are always going to moreso associate the song with the person who sings and performs it even if someone else had a larger contribution in the writing process.
I think she gets song writing credits just for being in the studio -___-
@so much more ..why do u be on a beyonce post trying to prove your points ..this is a beyonce post for the beyfans and jayzfans cause thats her husband so he can be counted too..@s*** keep it coming preach it
IDC what he does in his personal life as long as its not killing, molesting or abusing kids. His music is dope. I’m a fan and can’t wait to hear his new album.
@anne..exactly
He pointed out a news story about Beyonce’s NYC concert series where you weren’t given rightful credit for penning the majority of her album and was even labeled as a rapper instead of a singer
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I doubt a lot of people – meaning white media – know that The-Dream and Terius Nash are the same person.
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Ugh The Cheater can take SEVERAL seats ➡ ➡ _/ _/ _/ _/
He does however have a point about artists saying that they are retiring.
we already know that bey bey aka king of the lacefronts, didnt write any of her music..hence all the singers, songwriters who either sued her ass, or blasted her ass..
changing the word, algebra to algebah, doesnt make u a songwriter..
moving on…
the dream needs to stick to songwriting, cause him singing aint it…
I rather listen to neyo than his dumb ass..
RATEDXXX(AKARATEDX)
August 26, 2011 at 8:06 pm
we already know that bey bey aka king of the lacefronts, didnt write any of her music..hence all the singers, songwriters who either sued her ass, or blasted her ass..
changing the word, algebra to algebah, doesnt make u a songwriter..
moving on…
the dream needs to stick to songwriting, cause him singing aint it…
I rather listen to neyo than his dumb ass..
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AGREED……on IASF she changed “smack into you” to “smash into you” and she got song writing credits….LIKE REALLY?????
what the f*** does the media got to do with giving people credit when credit is due..
hello, if I’m a songwriter and I sell my song to a singer, and shes going around claiming she wrote the song, what the f*** does the media got to do with it?
I’m not selling my song to the media, I’m selling my song to a singer…
I swear people want to blame everybody and their mama, but the guilty party..
I dont give a damn if beyonce writes her songs or not..its the f****** lying about writing the s*** that irks me..
Everyone in this business is cocky, so no surprises there.I’m glad he could move forward from the suicidal thoughts, though.But no, he did not influence Miguel and Frank Ocean (please!) and I really don’t believe that Christina Milian asked for his music and he said no…Btw,
“I had to stop myself from telling people things that were so real that they couldn’t even comprehend.”.
Translation: I had to stop myself from telling people the truth because they would hate me if I did.
alot of the white media knows who the dream is….the dream is a world known songwriter, he writes for everybody, not just for black people….
why wouldnt white people know who the dream is?
because hes black?
to be a world known songwriter, u have to be able to write for any type of genre music…rap, hip hop, country, pop, rock, dance, ect..
Beyonce wrote most of the hits of Destiny Child from the Survivor album!!
Survivor
Independent Women
Bootyicilous
That was delusional..about Beyonce cant write to save her life…..YOU FAILED!!
1+1 = 3rd flop for BLEACHonce
IN THE TRAILOR PARKWE DON’T STAN FOR BIRDS,WE FRY ‘EM UP & SERVE THEM WITH BISCUITS & DIRTY RICE (IS†ANN4GAGA)
H** Hush!
Caca= FLOP t***** with discounted .99 albums for sales!
Everyone in this business is cocky, so no surprises there.I’m glad he could move forward from the suicidal thoughts, though.But no, he did not influence Miguel and Frank Ocean (please!) and I really don’t believe that Christina Milian asked for his music and he said no…Btw,
^^^^^
COSIGN 100%.
Mr. Nitrmare is so f***** cocky. Everybody ALREADY knows he pen 1+1 for QUEENBEY, he did the same thing with Mariah Carey
Let me make this correction for all the Unpaid English Professors…..
*Mr. Nitemare (or Nightmare)
I just think it’s sad that you uneducated idiots, who don’t have a good education, are judging The Dream and praising Beyonce’s stupid ass! If I was a damn songwriter and I wasn’t getting credit for my songs, I’D BE PISSED TOO! WTF? You guys are just sad. Y’all wouldn’t be mad if y’all did all of the work or most of the work and someone else took credit for it? This is another reason why I don’t like Beyonce, she’s a liar and she gets away with stealing people’s work because of who she is! It’s not right. She gets caught every single damn year she drops her album with stealing other people’s work! She even f****** got in trouble with stealing designs for that funky clothing line, House of Dereon!!!!! And why praise Christina, because she’s a “cute” female and blame The Dream. Do y’all know what happened in their relationship? I blame Christina all the way because her publicity, w**** ass was so desperate to hook up with a producer and when she got pregnant, was so quick to get married! She seems conniving and two faced. Why would she put out all her personal business for everyone to read? The Dream is a talented individual. I’m not a huge fan, but I gotta give him credit, he’s penned #1 hits for A List music artists.
****I just think it’s sad that you idiots, who don’t have a good education,***
co sign @lola
Lol….I see a certain Stan of mine(THE GHETTO FABULOUS CRITICAL FLOP LACEFRONCAPE) Decided to acknowledge me today……
anyways…since the library isn’t closed…
look what I searched up on google:
http://tinyurl.com/FLAWP
Lol….I see a certain Stan of mine(THE GHETTO FABULOUS CRITICAL FLOP LACEFRONCAPE) Decided to acknowledge me today……
anyways…since the library isn’t closed…
look what I searched up on google:
DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK THAT I POSTED IN THIS SPACE!
DO NOT CLICK ON TINYURL.COM/FLAWP INSTEAD CLICK:
http://tinyurl.com/3w8r99b
Ohhh Nightmare, Nightmare, Nightmare (aka. Teddy Ruxpin) PLEASE JUST STFU with all of the talking in circles! Self important b******… Go clip those 7 naps you go call a beard while your having a seat.
She often time personalize the songs so probably thats where she gets the writing credits!
Beyonce has given all writting credits to it due persons on this album “4”, she is not taken total credit for any songs she didn’t help with. I believe in the past, it has been her father that’s forceful in her getting the credits and not her herself. This new direction that she’s taken you can tell she’s doing things the way she sees fit and I”m feeling every part of her new direction. Sorry to say it but her daddy Matthew was the one to blame for all the hate that has been given toward Beyonce because of his dirty shady ways of doing his deals. If you brought her album you would know Beyonce list all her creditors for what they did on her album.
He seems very cocky and arrogant!
I DONT SEE S*** ABOUT CI CI!!!!!
TGJ WHY DONT YOU THROW SHADE ON KELLY ROWLAND POPPED ASS FLOP ALBUM
LMAO
LMAO!!! I USED TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE SIDEKICK PHONES BACK IN THE DAY! 😆
Yeah he wrote 1+1, co-wrote RTW and EOT
But his version of 1+1 sounds a hot mess….Beyonce changed a lot of words!
LMAOOOOO @ THE DUMB HATERS WHO CAN’T READ AND COMPREHEND. HE DOESN’T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT WRITING CREDITS(WHICH CLEARLY CREDITS HIM ON THE CD BOOKLET), HE TALKING ABOUT RATHER BEING SEEN AS AN ARTIST THAN JUST A SONGWRITER . THE HATERS ARE SO DESPERATE FOR MATERIAL TO SLANDER BEYONCE’S EPIC ALBUM “4”.
DEAD @ STEALING.WHEN BC JEAN IS CLEARLY CREDITED IN THE CD BOOKLET. LMAO @ REHASHING BC JEAN MESS, WHEN THE CHICK CONFIRMED SHE CREDITED AND PAID FOR HER WORK. PLUS THE PRODUCER AND CO-WRITER(TOBY GAD) ALSO CONFIRM IT. STAY MAD HATERS!!!
IRREPLACEABLE?!? OH STOP HATERS!!! NEYO ALREADY DISMISSED THAT MESS IN INTERVIEWS.
I SWEAR BEYONCE HATERS ARE DUMBEST AND LAMEST FOLKS ON THE PLANET.
@RATEDXXX(AKARATEDX
YOU’RE DAMN LIAR! SHE’S NEVER BEEN SUED BY ANY SONG WRITER THAT SHE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH. CLEARLY YOUR DUMB A** NEED TO GO LOOK UP THE DEFINITION OF SONGWRITING. WHICH CLEARLY GOES BEYOND JUST WRITING LYRICS. BEYONCE HAS ALWAYS GIVING PROPER CREDIT TO ANYBODY THAT HAS WORKED ON ALL HER ALBUMS(THAT WHAT THE CD BOOKLETS IF FOR). UNLIKE SOME ARTIST THAT FULL CREDIT FOR EVERYTHING AND GET SUED(A LA LAURYN HILL), SHE ALWAYS PROPERLY CREDITS EVERY ARTISTS ON THE CD BOOKLET. OF COURSE IF SHE CHANGES THE STRUCTURE OF THE SONGS AND DO VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS(LIKE SHE ALWAYS DOES HERSELF),SHE IS ENTITLED TO GETTING CREDITED(ACCORDING TO THE ASCAP REGULATIONS). A MAKING A SONG ISN’T JUST LIMITED TO LYRICS, YOU NEED THE MELODY AND VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS TO THE SONG.
Bey wont catch a break will she? Its ok it only makes her stronger
Bey never stole IIWAB, toby gad who worked w/ BC gave it to her. She never once said she wrote it. U guys dont kno how d music biz works u jus run ur mouth cus ur so fixated on bashin Bey bt w/ success comes alot of negativity. So play ur role
If u say she cant write … Whatever helps u sleep at nite but in reality bey wrote & cowrote countless songs for DC incl some of their biggest hits
About irreplaceable, again u dont know how songwriting credits work in the industry. Neyo himself said she was involved in every aspect but d words. There are about 7 versions of d song w/ diff lyrics
On smash into you: yea she changed a word but she dint make d rules did she? Theres nothin u can do about it cus she dint break any law and she dint claim to have done more than that
Many great artists incl Madonna, Frank Sinatra were sued overtime and lets not forget MJ n that Beatles catalogue. Plus lets be honest, credits is jus an excuse, u hate on her in every damn post. I hope yall have room left for positive energy in ur life cus Bey is doin her
@beyknight
Clearly the most delusional bey stan on this site :).
Jump off beys ass nd get a life hen 🙂
IF YOU WANT CREDIT FOR WRITING YOUR MUSIC- DONT GIVE IT TO BEYONCE
Thats his fault- we all know the deal with Bey and writing credits
He’s a great producer, a little cocky though. But he does deserve the credit of producing a lot of the 4 album.
last time i f****** check beyonce wrote some for destiny child so b**** shut the f*** up
Mr. Nash is such a joke. He has not inspired any of the new R&B artist. Frank Ocean and Michel have been in the game for a while they did not just start writing yesterday. He is upset that his last album did not garner attention because his voice is annoying. He wants mainstream to pay more attention to him but they don’t. The affair didn’t even garner him attention. He would never be successful as a solo R&B artist because he is overweight and unattractive. SMH
When has any of this ever came out of her mouth? Show me the Carfax. And why does it even matter? The Dream knows he got paid for it. Nobody says anything until the song gets hot. Then everybody wants to go in and try to milk it. No shade towards The Dream, but Beyonce’s version of “1+1” sounds better. I don’t care too much for his singing.
fat, ugly, irrelevant, etc.
no1curr
Of course the main topic becomes about beyonce smh i wish yall would give her a break damn its like day to day dickriding
lol interview with The dream turned into a whole thing bout beyonce…… hop of her d***…..