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FEBRUARY 16, 2010
A BEAUTiFUL BABY
TOMEKA WiLLiAMS TALKS TO ROCKWiRED
ABOUT HER DEBUT CD THE BLACK HOOD
WORKiNG WiTH SiR MiX-A-LOT
AND GETTiNG SOME CONVERSATiON GOiNG
iNTERViEWED BY BRiAN LUSHWashington-based soul rock songstress TOMEKA WILLIAMS delivers the sort of debut album that sets her apart from the rest of those divas that have followed the BEYONCE business model to a tee. Her SIR MIX-A-LOT produced debut CD ‘THE BLACK HOOD’ eschews the frills and the benign pop psychological heartache that has come to typify much of the current pop set and embraces a rock sensibility that is all piss, vinegar and passion. The stand out track ‘HO’ (I’m hoping this is going to be the first single) ain’t sexual politics as usual. Armed with an irresistible groove and a guitar riff similar to BLACK SABBATH’s ‘IRON MAN’, WILLIAMS exposes the disparity in a relationship that isn’t going anywhere and proudly proclaims ‘I can’t have game if I don’t play!’ ‘WHAT SHE GAVE’ tells the story of a young woman’s loss innocence and trying to carry on despite having grown disillusioned by love. ‘HEROES’ is more than a mere song “for the troops”. On the plaintive ballad, she portrays the troops as the complex men and women that they are and not the G.I. JOE action figures that you may hear about in KID ROCK and TOBY KEITH songs. In the gospel charged chorus, she pleads the current president to bring these heroes home. (READ MORE)