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The name Curren$y suggests one dedicated purpose: getting to the money. And yes, that’s a large benefit OF impending fame and a new partnership with Dame Dash’s BluRoc imprint – but monetary gains do not directly drive Curren$y.

“I’ma just be happy,” he expresses in a New Orleans accent that’s slightly worn off from his travels. “I can’t say I’ma have a Scarface house and I can’t say I’ma live under the interstate – but I’m pretty sure that with me doing what I want to do, I’ma end up with the Scarface house.”

And what Curren$y wants to do tends to be the opposite of what major labels want. After several attempts to fit into the “music industry machine,” Spitta realized he fit no one’s mold, especially with his unorthodox ways. He ventured out on his own, releasing two digital albums, This Ain’t No Mixtape and Jet Files, and last year caught the attention of Dame Dash. Dame is now on board for Curren$y’s third album – Pilot Talk. It’s a venture that will allow Curren$y to take flight and remain independently grounded as well, with full creative control. It’s exactly what Curren$y has been looking for.

How did the situation with you and Dame Dash come about?
His son and two of his nephews put him onto my music. He asked around about who he should get on the Blakroc project, and my name was brought up. Somebody gave him my number and he called. I flew out to New York the next day, and everything was everything.

How would you compare Pilot Talk and your last album Jet Files?
Based on the way I recorded Jet Files, it was a hybrid project – like an alb-tape or a mix-album, but it was all original music. The shit that made my mixtapes pop, I did that. I was doing my mixtapes in three days. I made Jet Files in four days. This time I’ve been recording for a minute, since the time me and Dame Dash linked up until now. And also, this time there will be physical copies. It’ll be in chain stores nationwide. This will be the first time people can go buy the CD in a store. Read more…

Talib talks about 2nd Reflection Eternal album.

You’re out here in Atlanta right now, where are you coming from?
Kat Stacks crib [laughs]. That’s a running inside joke, we’re not really coming from there. I’m coming from Raleigh, NC.

Have you been on the road consistently every day?
Yeah.

How has the response been on the album? Is it really what y’all had hoped to receive?
Yeah, the critical response is great. I’m glad people have accepted this album and understand that it’s different from the first album, but they still seem to be embracing it.

The album is definitely a little different, but pretty much everyone is saying the chemistry between you and Hi-Tek is the same. Did it feel the same working with him on the album, or was it different after all these years?
Nah, it felt the same. I mean, I’ve been on all of Hi-Tek’s solo albums, and he’s been on all of my solo albums besides one, so we’ve maintained a working relationship. If I have a show and Hi-Tek’s in town he’s there, and vice versa. There’s never been any problem with us working together, but it is more of a commitment to record a whole album. We both had to take time out of what we were doing to make that crack.

Were there any songs or collaborations you recorded that didn’t make the album?
I don’t think there were any collaborations. My homegirl Free who used to be on 106 & Park – she did a song that we did too late to make the album. There was another one that Res was on that didn’t make the album. There were a lot of songs, that were just me and Hi-Tek, that we didn’t finish or that we didn’t feel like fit. Read more…