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When you Wish upon a Star…. This couldn’t be more true after coming in contact with Music’s newest rising star – ‘Wish’ she is definitely a force to be reckoned with. Her new CD ‘Skool Gurl Diaries’ is receiving rave reviews all over the internet and in the streets. Her live show is filled with dancers, back round singers, and costume changes but Wish holds her own and still stands out amongst the crowd. Artison Magazine recently caught up with this beautiful starlet at one of her live shows and this is what she had to say……..

Hi how are you?

I’m fine! How are you?

I’m good and tired – that was a wonderful show- costume changes, set changes- the whole nine.

I’m glad you liked it.

You were passing out your new CD ‘Skool Gurl Diaries’ and noticed on the back that you were a executive producer on this project- that’s really rare for a new artist- tell me about that…

All it really means is I had a hand in picking the songs from the catalogue that were selected for this album- I don’t produce beats or anything

Do you write?

No my best friend and my brother Donny Roc write the songs

Well tell me about the whole concept of the album – I know you like the movie ‘Grease’ because that seems to be the theme- tell me about that

Well… the name of the album is ‘Skool gurl Diaries’ because when I was in high school I kept a lot of things in so I wanted to be the voice of the people- for the girls who didn’t speak out and I feel like that helps then through music, cause a lot of people aren’t vocal like that

I agree I wasn’t either until I got a little older, now I can’t stop my mouth- LOL!

Yeah me too, for anybody

Where are you from?

I grew up in West Baltimore

Whoop whoop!

Laughs!

What’s our musical history- How long have you been signing?

I grew up in church singing in the choir when I was younger and then I was in a girl group for a little while but that didn’t work out- so now I’m solo and loving it!

Right! Me too- your fierce solo … so is that where the concept of your album came from? Your new freedom and being a voice for all girls

Well we didn’t plan it – we just started recording song randomly and it started to turn in to a story and that’s when we conceptualized it and put it together that way

What’s your favorite song on the CD?

My favorite song is ‘Instead of You’

My favorite song id ‘Slut’ – lol… I love that song it’s so funny and true like – I see you Ms. Hoe! (Laughs)

Thank you- that’s funny

You also reference ‘the kids a lot in your performance and album- How do you feel about your gay fan base?

I feel like I am one of the kids- from Pre-K I was always with the kids and when I was in the choir I was with the Queens- they just gravitate toward me and me to them.

Since you’re a ‘Skool Gurl’ what was your favorite subject in school?

English- I always love to write

Yeah me too, obviously.  I always loved English and History- Did you eat the cafeteria food?

All the time! (laughs)

The music industry is really tough these days, how are you gonna stand apart form everyone else? I’ve been reading you reviews and they compare you to a lot of people – there a lot of artist out there and it’s hard to be different

All I can do is stay true to myself – I can’t worry about what Keri is doing or whatever artist is doing, I just have to be me and that works for me doing it that way.

How do you feel about the music industry these days?

I think it’s a big melting pot and I think it’s very creative right now which is a good thing – you can be what you wanna be it’s a little bit of everything right now- not strictly R and B or Rock- it’s a lot of fusion going on and I think that’s a good thing.

I’ve noticed that too- I love music mixing genres. – Your dancers are really good – have they been with you from the beginning?

Yup!

Do they influence your songs or give you inspiration?

They actually get incorporated after – the song has to be done first and they we conceptualize the show

How old are you?

21

Do you drink?

No

Well good for you- I wish I had made the same decision – but that’s another story

Laughs!

Are you dating?

No, I’m not interested; I’m focused on my career

Well I can’t blame you for that- what kinds of guys do you like?

Nice sweet guys- but I’m not even trying to think about that right now

You mentioned earlier that you don’t write songs- are any of these songs related to your life or can you relate to them?

They all are related to my life- My best friend Donny Roc wrote the songs and he’s like my other half- he’s known me for years so the songs are written for me through him

That’s cool – when I listen to an artist I feel like I’m getting to know the artist personally so that’s nice to know

Yes I’m blessed.

Do you feel the industry has gone over board with auto tune?

It depends on who is using it- I know that if you can sing with out it it’s definitely a plus but if you’re using it to cover up then maybe not so much

Mariah Carey, Madonna, and Whitney are all coming up with projects – who are you rooting for the most?

All of them – they are all icons and I’m excited to see what they’re gonna do.

If you were to attend the VMA’s tomorrow – what designer would you go with?

I really don’t know – I probably wouldn’t wear a gown- I would probably go with D Squared

So what is you ultimate goal in your career?

To have longevity in the industry, I feel like it’s important to establish yourself and grow in front of your audience.

So imagine every thing is said and done and your at the end of your career- what do you most wanna be remembered for?

I wanna be remembered for being a hard worker and being dedicated- I want my fans or whoever is listening to me to know that I’m not a slacker and I’m really working hard

Well you definitely proved that with your performance – it was top notch!.. Who would like to work with in the future?

I could see myself working with Timbaland or Pharell

They really seem like they would fit your personality and they would know what to do with you- I’m all for that callabo!

Well I would like to wrap this up with a little game called word association

Laughs- oh Lord

Lol- don’t be scared its friendly- I’m just gonna say a word and you say whatever comes to mind….

Twitter- Wish is here- lol!

The Kids- Yeeeeeeees!

Obama- Two words- great! Wonderful!

The pink ladies- amazing/ hard workers

Recession- Money

Auto Tune- Phone Coder

Jersey- For Sure

Men- Lovely

Oprah- Great

Housewives of Atlanta- Entertaining!

Wish I definitely enjoyed spending the day with you- I had a lot of fun and you and your crew were very sweet- thank you for a great time

Thank you- you guys were great as well – Peace!

Peace!- that’s a wrap!

Niyeka Harris

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