The-Dream Honey Magazine June 2010

Super producer The Dream sits down with Honey Magazine in there latest issue to discuss fame, his retirement, and life with Christina Milian and daughter Violet.  See below excerpts:

On marriage to Christina Milian

Still learning. I’m definitely way more mature in this relationship. I’m probably just mature overall because my grandfather raised me. I probably should be more nonchalant. I’m in a place where everything is serious no matter what it is and she with me like, “This guy’s crazy.” Of course I make sense at the end of the day because I’ll explain [myself]. As far as money — you got to be careful how you’re spending. Are you thinking about 10 years from now? It’s certain things that become meaningful in a relationship that’s not that real when you’re just boyfriend and girlfriend. The things I think about are a little bit different and those are things she’s learning from me and what I have to do is be more patient.

Everybody has to make a sacrifice for family. Even if you’re a child and don’t understand, you’ll understand later. Donald Trump’s daughter didn’t just come up without any sacrifices from her father. You can’t build things when you want to build them, you have to build them when you have the opportunity.

On fame

I don’t get off in that type of way. This is about the message of the music. This is not about me. I wasn’t the guy like, “I can’t wait to be an artist. I can’t wait to do a hundred sit-ups a day and get on TV.” That’s not me. Me and L.A. [Reid] just had this conversation the other day. If we wanted pretty guys to be on our label, that’s what we’d do.

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Wales Speaks Sales, Success , Solange

DC Native and  hot new upcoming recording artist Wale recently sat down with HoneyMag.com to discuss the pressure surrounding the sales of his debut album, Attention Deficit, the unfortunate early online leaks, connecting with his female audience…and Solange.  (see below excerpts from the interview )

On Solange

“I do love her,” he admits of Solange, flashing a Cheshire. “We’re friends. She’s amazing. She’s a good person. Any single mother contributing to society the way she does – I got a lot of love for them. She’s got to do a lot on her own and raise a young black man in this day and age so my hat goes off to her. She’s definitely an anomaly. And the way she can do that and manage to do the same things that I complain about having to do.”

On his female fans

“I think people try too hard to market to females,” says Wale. “They insult their intelligence. I feel like there are going to be a lot of females who miss out on some great music on my album just because I wasn’t a huge radio artist.” His affection is as obvious as a set of flushed cheeks. And impossibly adorable. Wale, the former mixtape rapper from inner city DC, is borderline giddy. “Did you interview Solange about me?” Wale asks. He’s sprawled across his bed; head practically buried in the pillow. “Did she smile when you mentioned my name?”

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