Mo’Kelly interviews Trey Songz

The Trey Songz Mo’Kelly Report Interview! (AUDIO)

January 26th, 2012

Photo Credit: Nicky Famous

He has more than 3.6 million Twitter followers (and growing). Most of whom are female and absolutely love everything about Trey Songz and his music. But what was more impressive to Mo’Kelly was that in our extended conversation today, Trey was genuinely humble, although the world and circumstances surrounding him likely push him in the opposite direction towards absurd arrogance like many of his contemporaries.

He is a savvy businessman, bucking conventional wisdom in the marketing of his music, releasing mixtapes and an EP in between album offerings. Tools not designed for airplay and commercial appeal but merely a means of musically staying in touch with his fans and emotional proximity (if you will) with the ladies. It’s commonly done in hip hop, but rarely done effectively within R&B.

It has turned out to be a brilliant career move and as Trey ramps up to eventually release the forthcoming project, Chapter V, we talked at length about his musical motivations and more importantly his charitable work with his Angels with Heart Foundation.

Yes, his lyrics are often sensual and at times overtly sexual but never are they draped in misogyny. When so many other singers of his generation are making news for all the wrong reasons when it comes to women, there’s nothing wrong with propping up one who musically is all about putting them first.

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Trey Songz Talks Anticipation 2our and Love of Music in The Mo’Kelly Report by Mr. Mo’Kelly

The Anticipation 2our.

Feb. 9                   Cleveland, Ohio                                State Theatre
Feb. 10                 Louisville, KY                                   Palace Theatre
Feb. 11                 Chicago, Illinois                               Auditorium Theatre
Feb. 12                 St. Louis, MO                                     Fox Theatre

Feb. 14                 Dallas/GP, TX                                   Verizon Theatre
Feb. 17                 Los Angeles, CA                               Nokia Theatre
Feb. 18                 Las Vegas, NV                                   The Pearl at Palms Concert Theater
Feb.19                  Oakland, CA                                       Paramount Theatre

Feb. 23                 Cincinnati, OH                                  Aronoff P&G
Feb. 24                 Detroit, MI                                        Fox Theatre
Feb. 25                 Milwaukee, WI                                 Milwaukee Theatre

Feb. 28 Toronto, ON Sony Theatre

March 1 New York, NY Theatre at MSG

March 2 Atlantic City, NJ Mark G. Etess Arena
March 3 Washington, D.C. Constitution Hall

March 8 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre

March 10 Southaven, MS De Soto Civic Center

March 11 Nashville, TN Municipal Auditorium

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