I chose because I think he’s a dope artist and I also think our voices sound well together. Let’s get into your second single, “Back for More.” Why did you enlist Jeremih? And take me through the video featuring Rotimi - you brought it back to Brooklyn. I tried to do a little tweaking to and he freaked out. I’m not feeling you right now.” He literally got into the booth with me and started doing this weird dance and said, “You need to do this dance and then you’ll feel it.” He’s very hands on. Am I a rapper? He goes, “Justine, do you trust me?” I’m like “Yeah, I do.” I got in there and he said, “Stop singing. It was time for me to get in the booth and I was hesitant about it. He just goes in there and vibes off of whatever energy you give him. Me hearing you tripping over guys - we don’t need to do that anymore.” We came up with “Good Love,” where I’m being more aggressive, like, “You pull up.” You need to start acting like it and be more confident in yourself. He says, “Number one, Justine, you’re fire and one of the baddest bitches in the game. We talked a little bit and I was telling him about my boy drama, that’s what I like to do and unfortunately is all the drama that happens in my world. He wrote “Good Love” and “You Got Me.” “Good Love” was the first song we did together, which I was really nervous to do because it was different for me.
What was PARTYNEXTDOOR’s involvement with the album? This album is about me understanding the game. Something I don’t like to do is set myself up for failure, which I’ve done multiple times in the past. Some of the songs on there are pretty sad and straight forward. “Best for Last” is like, “We’re young, you’re going to do your thing and I’m going to do mine, but I know you save the best for last, that you will come back and find me when you’re ready.” It’s sad, but that’s the mindset you have to have these days. How would you describe the journey each song will take listeners on? I don’t need to be that invested in a relationship. Obviously, I still need some love and affection, but I’m young. I was that girl that would stop everything for someone. I hope it makes people feel, one, that they just fuck with it all together and, two, for women to be more confident and take more control in their relationships. What do you hope to accomplish with your debut album ? I feel like this album is a rollercoaster of that situation. Something I’ve learned being 22 now, as a young woman, I’m understanding it’s not always going to be perfect. Throughout the different shades of purple ultraviolet is the most vibrant and I feel it exudes a level of confidence I’ve discovered since recording this album, which is me becoming aware of my relationships. There’s no crazy reason why, but it makes me comfortable. The title came about from, obviously, my hair’s purple. What was the inspiration behind the title, ULTRAVIOLET? Austin Powers did the first track “Wasteland,” and now I developed a relationship with these people to the point I can hit them up and be like, “Yo, let’s get in and vibe out.” So that’s something I look for when I’m working. I got to work with some well known people and some who were pretty new. Vibed out with Fred Ball, who did “Love On The Brain” for Rihanna and Prince Charlez, who I worked with in the past, but now we finally have a song together. I went to Hit-Boy‘s crib and recorded a song. I felt that was the part of it that was missing for me. Then, I got to actually get to know the people I was working with. We literally scrapped all the songs we had and started super clean.
It sounded great, but something was missing.
Initially, I was going into the studio with a bunch of people I didn’t really know like that and it kind of felt like a science project. Justine Skye: I started working on the album as soon as I signed with Roc Nation. Justine Skye on New Single 'U Don't Know' & Lessons Learned From Heartbreakīillboard caught up with the Purple Unicorn on the eve of her debut album’s release to talk creating ULTRAVIOLET, getting emotional in the studio while recording “Heaven,” and the impact Missy Elliott, Beyonc é and Aaliyah had on her childhood.īillboard: What was your mindset when you were going into recording the project?