FOXX INTERVIEW

Foxx says his career is more than “Wipe Me Down,” talks about new project, Man in the Mirror

Trill Entertainment rapper Foxx made his national debut with “Wipe Me Down,” which had a subsequent remix that featured label mates Lil Boosie and Webbie. Though his popularity within the game hasn’t eclipsed those of the currently incarcerated rapper and “Mr. Savage Life,” Foxx’s grind hasn’t stopped as he works on a follow up to his debut Street Gossip.

On WAX: How’s it going today?
Foxx: I’m coolin, I’m coolin. I’m on the road busting these shows out trying to get this album done.

On WAX: What have you been up to post “Wipe Me Down?”
Foxx: Man shit, music!!! Mixtapes! Getting these mixtapes done and the album. Pretty much music. I’ve been doing my performances and putting my all into it.

On WAX: So what are you doing to make sure that you don’t become a “one-hit wonder?” Do you feel any pressure?
Foxx: Getting something from everybody. Trying new stuff music wise. I’m not worried about the pressure because I know that I can come harder than “Wipe Me Down.” For the simple fact that before the song came out, I didn’t even like the song. I had harder songs than that which didn’t even go on my album. So, I know I can come harder than that.

On WAX: You have a new album in the works. Talk about that for a moment.
Foxx: It’s called Man in the Mirror. Expect what you heard on Street Gossip, but a little something for everybody. I don’t even go to the studio with one thing on my mind … not one particular cloud. I have something for everybody. It doesn’t matter what you’re going through, what gender you are, what race you are; something on there is going to catch your ear. That’s how I’m going to come every time. Something for the church people, freaks, everybody.

On WAX: Are you working with any producers? Changing anything about your sound?
Foxx: Nothing has changed too much about my style but I am working with different producers. So, my next album may sound a bit different from my debut because the production on my first album came from Trill; mostly, Mouse. But I’m working with different local producers. I put it on my Twitter that I was looking for beats and I ended up with beaucoup beats sent to my e-mail and a lot of them were some hot tracks. So, I’m pretty much going in that direction. The way I go at lyrics are still the same though.

On WAX: Where did the idea to go to Twitter for beats instead of looking for already established producers come from?
Foxx: Because at the end of the day, if I was to buy a track from Mannie Fresh for $40,000, a song that didn’t work, versus me getting a beat for free or $500 and it not work, I’d feel a lot better. For example, “Wipe Me Down.” That song didn’t pop because Mouse produced it, it popped because it was a hot song. That’s the way I look at it. TO READ THE REST CLICK HERE