I’m single because it’s kinda hard for me to have a girlfriend right now. My lady will have to keep herself up, smell good and always look good. She can make me laugh, she’s got her own money, she has her own goals and things she wants to do in her life. Valentino: I like girls that are intelligent and can carry on a conversation. The next single is called ‘Tell Me’ is a great summer song, uptempo, it’s kind of a spinoff of ‘Slow Down.’ Now I’m in the club and I’m asking this girl how does she get that (booty) in them jeans.ĪP: You’ve got some pretty specific tastes when it comes to the ladies. You’re with this person through thick and thin. It’s about your best friend until the end, a person you’d die for. ‘My Angel’ was inspired by my mom and dad because they’re still together. ‘Gangster Love’ is an A-town (Atlanta) song, talking about the girls with the gold hair and maybe a couple of gold teeth riding in the old-school cars. Bobby Marcel Wilson (born February 27, 1980), better known by his stage name Bobby V (formerly Bobby Valentino), is an American singer, songwriter, and actor.He was first a member of the R&B group Mista in 1994, before signing to rapper Ludacris through his label imprint, Disturbing tha Peace under Def Jam Recordings in 2005. Valentino: I’ve got one song called ‘One Girl To Love.’ It’s about the fact that there’s somebody for everybody. They worked with the same producers, and made classic records and that’s what I wanted to do with this album.ĪP: What are some of your favorite tracks? But to me, albums from back in the day were special because they had a sense of flow to them. I feel like a lot of new R&B artists just go with whoever’s the hot producer at the time. My sound is like old soul with a new twist.
I got to work with who I wanted to work with and write my own material. Valentino: This time, I had a lot of creative control. We should have come out with a more youthful song because ‘Blackberry Molasses’ made us seem like we were very mature.ĪP: What did you do different on your solo project? Get DJ recommendations for harmonic mixing. Also see Camelot, duration, release date, label, popularity, energy, danceability, and happiness. Now I realize that we shouldn’t have dropped ‘Blackberry Molasses’ first. Key & BPM for Slow Down - 12' Version by Bobby V. It’s about having the right records at the right time. You’ve really got to sell yourself and concentrate on making hit records. The group broke up in 2000 but I learned a lot about the music business. We were all from different parts of Atlanta, so it was hard to get us all together and get to places on time. Valentino: Being in a group was real hard. Release Artist Format Tracks Country/Date Label Catalog Barcode Bobby Valentino: Bobby Valentino: CD: 17: US Def Jam Recordings. Some songs are based on situations lived vicariously through others and the others are pretty much experiences that I’ve been through.ĪP: Speaking of experiences, it must have been pretty momentous to be in a singing group at 13 or 14. The girl in the video kinda looks like her.ĪP: Have you been similarly inspired by other events in your life? I never had the chance to meet her but when we got back to the studio, we came up with this song. She had the belly button and the butterfly tattoo.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Bobby Valentino - Slow Down (Smochi Grind), Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta (Smochi Grind), All 2020 Single Releases, Bazeclub Editpack Vol.1 (Side A), N.O.R.E - Nothin' (Smochi Grind), Oldschool Grinds Vol.1, Club Grinds Vol.2, Club Grinds Vol.1. We were riding around, checking out the shops when I spied this girl. Get all 9 Smochi releases available on Bandcamp and save 40. We were recording the album and the producers Tim and Bob offered to take me to Melrose because there are a lot of pretty girls out there. However, false allegations damage true victims of sexual abuse."īobby V is best known for his R&B ballads "Slow Down" (2005) and "Anonymous" (2007).Valentino: We wrote the song about a girl I saw on Melrose with all those characteristics. The rep added, "Bobby takes any allegation against women very seriously.
Via TMZ - Bobby's rep tells us they are pursuing legal action "against what appears to be a weak yet calculated attempt to obtain financial gain through ulterior motives in the matter." The rep did not say the alleged victim requested money directly from Bobby, but called her version of events an apparent false report. It isn't clear if the Cobb County accuser is a biological woman.Ĭops say they have an open investigation into the case, so they're keeping details under wraps for now. The alleged rape occurred Sunday.īobby was the subject of ridicule last year when a male prostitute uploaded a video online accusing him of skipping out without paying for services rendered. According to TMZ, the R&B singer was accused of rape by a woman in Cobb County, GA on Monday, March 19. By Sandra Rose | Thursday, March 22, 2018īobby V is in legal trouble after a woman filed a police report charging him with rape.