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In this clip, Donell Jones spoke to Shawn Prez about putting together his first album, and he admitted that he knew he was going to have a successful project. Speaking about the album, “My Heart,” Donell revealed that he was nervous and scared to put out a solo project after only being in groups before. Donell then spoke about his “In the Hood” single off of the album, and he also detailed covering Stevie Wonder’s “Knocks Me Off My Feet.” Donell then revealed that he didn’t even know it was Stevie’s song, and he added that a producer he was working with asked him to sing it. From there, Donell detailed dropping his next album three years later, and he explained that the break between albums had to do with him being on LaFace with TLC and Usher and not wanting to come out at the same time as them. When speaking about the “Way I Want to Be” album, Donell detailed working with Left Eye on “U Know What’s Up.”
Interview by: Shawn Prez
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