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Having Empire is kind of that home, that source and that foundation for me to produce that. I definitely wanted to venture out to entrepreneurship and not just be one dimensional as an artist, but one day owning my own company and one day writing music for other artists as well. So everything is a collective joint-type of decision. From ideas to signing writers, we’re able to bring in other people as well. It’s a team effort, not just one person and that’s the thing that we kind of keep going is that Empire is a family. Sammie: Malcolm is the CEO, but everything that we do, we do collectively. Singersroom: What is your role beyond being an artist with Empire Entertainment? Right now we’re just mainly independent putting our own money into the situation and that way we have more control over which direction we want to go, also making sure we’re hands on in every aspect there is. We’re putting our own funds behind the project, I am no longer with Rowdy or Dallas Austin who I had been with prior to. Sammie: Right now, myself and Malcolm Lee, my manager, we have a company called Empire Entertainment. Singersroom: Now with this new album are you completely independent?
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As far as going back in the studio and having fun, getting to sing and be passionate, being creative in the booth that in itself is not pressure it’s just fun. I think the pressure comes in as far as everything else being in line from the music, to the marketing and the promotion, just everything else. Sammie: Going into the studio to me, it ain’t even work, it’s just fun for me to just come in and work and make the material. Singersroom: With the pressure of your self-titled sophomore album out of the way, did you feel any further pressure when hitting the studio this time out? I have a lot of creative control as far as which direction I want to go in and what I want to talk about, how I want to deliver it verbally, vocally and image wise so I’m having a blast putting it together. I think I’ve had time now to kind of find myself. Singersroom: How does it feel to be on your third album? Sammie also known as the “Prince of R&B” has done just that with the upcoming release of his third studio album, which also becomes his first independent release under his label Empire Entertainment - a feat he has achieved at the age of 21! Stepping out on your own has always proved to be a difficult task, one that we all encounter as we grow older, but it becomes even more difficult when it involves stepping away from the visionary who helped to launch your career.