Freestylemania Interview: TKA Part I

**Through the efforst of TommyBoy rep, Lisa Brown, and to the guys of TKA, Freestylemania had the privledge of speaking to Tony of TKA about their new album, "TKA FOREVER."**

LouieC: Before I start...I have here before me the legendary TKA and Let Me begin by saying its an honor in having you guys here and for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk to us about your new album?
TKA: My pleasure and I am speaking for the group, the guys aren't here, Kayel & Angel are in the studio, but I will speaking the truth and nothing but the truth.

LouieC: Ok, First of all, how did you guys find yourselves back at TommyBoy and who was it that made the first move for this project?
TKA: Before we thought of any record label, we thought of getting back together, you know what I'm saying. We wanted to go out their & test our skills as entertainers and which we took about a year to do that. We then went to the studio, did our album and went to TommyBoy with it. We went with them because of the relationship we had with them.

LouieC: Now your new album appropriately title, TKA Forever, sounds like you guys are here to stay!! Are you all here to stay and What type of message are you all trying to send to your Freestyle Fans?
TKA: Well, the obvious is that after we left, know what I am saying, our music was still here and after those nine years that we were gone people still remembered us. Alot of love in the singles, "Maria", "Give Your Love To Me", and all those hits. Whether some unfortunate thing happens to us (laughter), we honestly feel that our music will last forever and we will be one of those groups that through the fans will be remembered 20 years from now.

LouieC: Ok, Before I go any further, I really want to get one question out the way , the single, "When Will I See You Again.". I have heard many version of it which I thought were awesome especially the one done at Club Exit!!! Why was it changed so much and is the one on your album the final cut. What is your comment?
TKA: Originally, "When Will I See You Again" was suppose to be a song that was done by TKA and Joey Gardner as single for in our new album. We thought it would be great song to do, so joey produced the song and we went with it. What happened was that his proposal after we did that single was to release it with a greatest hits album. Everybody had heard rumors that we were going to come out with a greatest hits album and thought thats how we were going to our return. The last thing we wanted to do after all of those years being away was to come back to do a greatest hits album, know what i am saying. For us, it felt like it didn't show the people that we could do anything else. It would of been our greatest hits album and the new single, thats it. So, what happen was that joey went ahead and hired different remixers to remix the song; that was when we ended our relationship with Joey Gardner and taking the opportunity away of that single coming out. We still realized that there was so much hype on that song and therefore had to re-do it and include in our album. Any other mix of that song you here has somehow leaked out through other parties, you know what i am saying. Its funny, we just got a call today, not mentioning any names, but someone wanted to put that song on their new freestyle compilation and did a freestyle mix to "When Will I See You Again" and we had to say no. Its funny because they have people always saying, "You know TKA..they are this and that...", but its funny how they always wanna have us on their comps.., I wonder why!!

LouieC: I have had the chance to hear your much anticipated album and in your own words, what do you feel this album is and what can your fans expect from it?
TKA: To understand what we are doing, it might take awhile for our old fans to feel what we are doing who are expecting a "Tears May Fall" or "Maria" part II. What we talked about in our previous songs was LOVE, how to love, and to the titles our of songs it was obvious. Well this album what we are doing is explaining to the people how we love, know what i am saying, how we make love, and how it is to love one of us. It is our way of letting people know how we are with our relationships with songs like "Sexual Fantasy", "One Day U", and "Better Than Da Rest'Um." We honestly feel we are better than the rest of them with songs like "Move Out Of My Way." now people dogged us for our new single, "Feel The Music." The truth of the matter is that song is the only song that TKA didn't do in the recording studio. It was a song that was submitted by the record label and decided to do it. Know, we are behind that song. It is totally different from what we do but what we want people to know is that after 10 years music has changed. I think the question we pose to everybody is that, "If TKA would of came out with a "Maria" part II talking about she left the drug dealer and is now with a cop, would they have felt that TKA grew as group?" I feel that we wouldn't of grown as a group if we did. I am originally and R&B writer and producer, K7 has his own style and Angel is more pop oriented but when it came to the TKA project, we went in the studio to create good music.