I would be a fool to abandon those who made Sammie, Sammie. SAMMIE: IРІР‚в„ўm first and foremost catering to my generation. Do you feel like this is a comeback or do you feel like you have to present yourself as a new artist? In between that time youРІР‚в„ўve released a few mixtapes and an EP. RATED R&B: ItРІР‚в„ўs been over 10 years since you released your last album. IРІР‚в„ўve made mistakes - that includes infidelity, some lies and some cheating. I didnРІР‚в„ўt want people to think IРІР‚в„ўm perfect. I just knew that I wanted to tell on myself - the good and the bad. However, my music is my outlet to be as honest and transparent as possible. IРІР‚в„ўll post my girlfriend if IРІР‚в„ўm in a relationship but IРІР‚в„ўm not trying to overdo that because I feel like thatРІР‚в„ўs inviting negative energy. I like to talk about spirituality, peace, light and love. If you follow me on social media, you know IРІР‚в„ўm a very profound person. When РІР‚СљIРІР‚в„ўm HimРІР‚Сњ went viral, I knew I only had six songs, as far as the EP, that I could sonically create to match it. RATED R&B: How did you creativelyР’В approach this album? Did you already have a concept in mind when you started or did it all come togetherР’В organically? I just thought it would be dope for them to see the same face they fell in love with back in 1999, in 2017. I have nostalgia on my side, I would say. SAMMIE: Every time someone notices me as Sammie, they sing РІР‚СљI Like It.РІР‚Сњ With me being 30, I could easily just take my shirt off and show that I have tattoos and IРІР‚в„ўm older now, but instead letРІР‚в„ўs take them back to that moment. RATED R&B: What made you decide to use a childhood photo for the cover art? ItРІР‚в„ўs kind of beautiful how things are manifesting because I always saw this day - even seven years ago when I didnРІР‚в„ўt have anything. His booking is such and such.РІР‚Сњ IРІР‚в„ўm grateful for those days, though. I was literally saying, РІР‚СљThank you for reaching out to Sammie. I didnРІР‚в„ўt have to worry about the business because I always had people handling the business for me. I was kind of bred to be like that since I was 12. I was so used to singing and being the performer. RATED R&B: What was the one thing that took you awhile to get used to when you were doing everything on your own? HeРІР‚в„ўs my brother, my business partner, we do everything together. It took about seven years to finally allow somebody to help me propel. Since I understand humans are liable, I make sure I protect myself at all costs. I donРІР‚в„ўt trust anybody one hundred percent and that might sound cold and itРІР‚в„ўs not that, itРІР‚в„ўs just we all as humans have vices - it could be money, liquor, greed, fame, women. I love him but I still make sure everything comes through me. I would say it took me almost seven years to fully allow someone to come in and help me.

SAMMIE: I just got genuine management - paperwork signed - like a year ago. When were you able to regain trust and get new management? RATED R&B: One mishap you experience was a legal issue with your former manager, who didnРІР‚в„ўt have the best intentions for you. ThereРІР‚в„ўs of course some mistake IРІР‚в„ўve made along the way and thereРІР‚в„ўs some unfortunate mishaps and barricades that I went through but I technically wouldnРІР‚в„ўt change it because I wouldnРІР‚в„ўt be these alert and business-oriented had I not experienced the things I experienced. SAMMIE: Honestly - not to sound clichР“В© - but with everything IРІР‚в„ўve gone through (the hell and the good) was necessary for me to become the man that I am to day. What is something you wish you had known back when you started? RATED R&B: You came into the industry at a very young age. In our interview, Sammie opened up about regaining trust, lessons learned and, of course, his third studio album Coming of Age. Rated R&B caught up with Sammie at The Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., as part of TankРІР‚в„ўs Savage Tour. It wasnРІР‚в„ўt until a year ago that he finally found someone he could trust to be his manager.Р”Р‡ast forward to now, the R&B heartthrob has released his third studio album, Coming of Age.Р’В The album is the follow-up to his IРІР‚в„ўm HimР’В EP, which dropped last December. Naturally, Sammie developed trust issues and for the next seven years, he took it upon himself to handle all his business matters - his bookings, emails, etc. By 2009, Sammie found himself in a legal battle with a former manager who was allegedly mishandling his money on the low.

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