1 hit in 2009 and now, you're this music industry veteran, but you're collaborating with a lot of younger TikTok stars. You were 20 years old when you earned your first No. So this accolade, it just furthers that idea. "I was writing songs about my life, and I was writing songs about things that made me feel good.I always humble myself enough to know that there's always room to grow. "I was actually in the studio because I was trying to get myself out of the darkness I was in because of my injury," he recalls. So he began recording music again just a few weeks after the incident. After experiencing a life-threatening neck injury in January 2012, Derulo needed something to lift his spirits. Having fun was the sentiment that inspired the entire album. He likes to laugh, so it works out perfectly." "That's like his favorite song," Derulo says. I think she's really excited for people to hear the grown up version."īut what does Sparks's father, Phillippi Sparks, a former cornerback for the New York Giants, think about Derulo and his racy songs like "Talk Dirty"? Most people still see her as the 16, 17-year-old that won 'American Idol.' She's 24 now, a very different person. But the crooner insists she didn't hesitate. She uses a curse word ("s-t") and makes reference to Derulo's birthday suit. Their sensual duet, "Vertigo," is much edgier than Sparks's past works. "That's exactly what happened."ĭerulo also enlists his girlfriend to appear on the album. I'll get back to you in 48 hours,'" Derulo claims Snoop wrote.
Once he heard it, Snoop sent Derulo a text message. Derulo told him about the song and Snoop expressed interest in working together, urging him to send him a copy of the record.
"He was like, 'Yo, what's happening, Young Blood? My kids are big fans,'" Derulo recalls. When Derulo saw Snoop at an All-Star game, he approached him about a possible collaboration. So I let a couple other people hear it and ended up putting it out as a single and the rest is history."ĭerulo is hoping to receive similar feedback for the album's next single, "Wiggle," an ode to rump shaking that features Snoop Dogg.Īfter recording his vocals, Derulo thought the veteran West Coast rapper would make a great featured artist. "She actually felt like the world should hear the song. "She heard it and she was shocked," he recalls. When Derulo wrote the song for Sparks, his intentions were to just sing and play it at the piano for her privately, but her reaction prompted him to consider sharing it with their fans. "When that perfect time comes, when the stars align perfectly, it's going to be one of the greatest moments of my life." What's the rush because we have forever?'" he tells Yahoo Music about the track from his third album, "Talk Dirty," released on Tuesday. "In the song, I'm actually saying, 'I swear, I'll actually mean it when I say it.
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