July 29, 2008
Interview with Robin Thicke
Grammy winning singer and songwriter Robin Thicke is best known for his work co-producing artists such as Brandy, Christina Aguilera, Michael Jackson, Jordan Knight, and Marc Anthony, but this time columnist Clayton Perry remarks a facet in Thicke career that is not often ignored after the artist became the first white male artist that peaked at number one on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart on February 24, 2007.
After this mark, the name of Robin Thicke has been continually present in both the hip hop charts and the BET Awards, where he was nominated the “Best Male R&B Artist” in 2007. The following is an excerpt from the interview with Thicke conducted by Clayton Perry, a member of The NUBIANO Exchange, a new, dynamic voice in Black America.
Perry: Based off the length of your hair, at that particular point, it is quite obvious that your career wasn’t an “overnight success.”
Thicke: Oh, yeah. I have been making music for 15 years. Everybody in the business says, “Hey, man, you never
stop.” I have definitely paid my dues.
Perry: In recent years, you have had multiple collaborations with Lil Wayne - even before he became “the best rapper alive.”
Thicke: My wife says, “You called that 6 years ago,” because I told everybody, “This guy is going to be the next big thing. He is it.”
As Perry noted in another part of the interview, Robin Thicke’s music is usually associated with black folks but soul music has not color, race or face, don’t you think?
