From Gene Geter (http://www.genegeter.com):
"A quick overview, but the entire story will be ready for November."



His publicist escorted me to his suite. I said it was an honor to meet him
and replies with "appreciate it." He was wearing purple and yellow. He's a
down to earth guy who's very happy. Some people would be nervous and shy to
meet him, but he treats you normal. I think he gets a bad representation
because he's mentally deep.
He says that "Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic," the title track, was first
recorded in 1988 at a time when he was gong through good and bad experiences
(such as Lovesexy album instead of The Black Album). The Artist's definition
of his new album means "praise." Wondering how Prince produced his new album,
The Artist explains it's "the idealogy of Prince."
He played for me a snippet of the first single, "The Greatest Romance Ever
Sold" as well as its B-side, a remix named "Adam & Eve" (which features Ruff
Ryders First Lady, Eve). He looked at me to see if I liked it. Of course, the
track was banging! He also made jokes about other writers who misquoted him
and felt he was vulnerable about his career (such as New York Times'
September 12th interview). He humorously illustrates to me (twice) in the
form of a karate kick how he feels about some writers.
Reason for "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold," too many songs on the radio are
negative such as TLC's "No Scrubs" (his favorite group as he said at this
year's MTV Video Awards) and Destiny's Child's "Bills, Bills, Bills." The
Artist is impressed with the vocal talent of Destiny's Child member, Beyonce.
"I would like to work with her," he notes.
The Artist would also like to work with Sade if arranged, but record
company's courtesy becomes an issue and a money topic.
Also, there's a feeling in the air from his publicist and Artista Records
that Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic is their precious little baby. Later today is
the listening party.