What does it mean for you to now receive the Legend Award at the Soul Train Awards? My prime directive is to bring as much opportunity to others through this venture as I was given through music… literally my life is because of the people who listen to me. I’ve always just looked at it from an opportunity standpoint. I feel relieved about it, but I’ve never looked at it from a financial standpoint. Would you say you’re relieved in having more control and equity in your future works? So, for me to be able to have this experience, an experience that he was always trying to push forward in the time that he graced the planet and gave us so much beauty in music and art… I feel like I am being given an opportunity to set a standard and be an example for future entrepreneurs in music. I’m grateful for that, for sure. I watched that incredible documentary about him, the Two Deaths of Sam Cooke. VIBE: With your new BMG partnership, how does it feel at this point to be considered a businessman as well as a veteran artist? Read excerpts from our conversations with Maxwell and Ashanti below, as they reflect on these milestones as well their upcoming Soul Train honors. Irv Gotti Says Ashanti Rerecording Her Music Is
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