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Cold As IsyssSirion Sewell - sirion@seaspotmediagroup.com You know them from their funky first Arista released single, "Day and Night" featuring Jadakiss and their second hot track, "Single for the rest of my life". But what, or who, you don't know are the individual girls themselves. We got the chance to meet them and find out who they were backstage at the Nellyville, peep game. After reading the interview, you should have a better understanding of who Arista's hottest new femme-fatal group, Isyss is...Put on your jacket because they're cold as Isyss. Seaspot: Hey ladies, can you please introduce yourselves? Isyss: Hi, I'm Lamyia, I'm Quierra, I'm Leticia and I'm Ardena. S: What is the meaning behind the group name, Isyss? I: I.S.Y.S.S. means Intelligent, Sexy, Young, Smart, Sisters. S: How did all of you hook up? Lamyia: Well, we have family in the group: Ardena is Tecia's aunt and they were doing different stuff and kind of going through the whole group thing and they met me through a mutual manager/friend and then we met Quierra through our production company (Billy Moss) MBM Entertainment and that's how we all came together. S: How did you all get signed to Arista Records? Lamyia: Tecia loves that story. Tecia: Our production company flew us to New York and we were walking down the street in the rain for a whole week going to different labels and our last stop was Arista and we chose Arista. S: Can you all describe each other's personality and then describe your own personal style? Quierra on Lamyia: We call Lamyia the mother of the group because she's like the mediator. She's the one who brings everyone together like, "Now, now you guys"(she says in a mocking tone). She's also the oldest in the group. She can be very silly, like when Quierra (talking in 1st person) gets her start, it's over, she gets really silly. It's a domino effect. Lamyia: I like edgy stuff. I'm not too much into trends, it's just whatever I'm feeling that week. I might want to be all dainty one day and then the next day I'm kind of comfy. So that's my personal style, it's not really set to one style. ("Constantly evolving"-Quierra adds)
Quierra: My style is a little weird because I like a lot of edgy stuff but then at the same time Lamyia will call me girly or "Chanel" or "Jen" (J.LO) or somebody. I love clothes: edgy, girly, whatever, as long as it's cute. Ardena on Tecia: Tecia is the young one, the baby. She's really trendy, really hip really up on game as far as the latest looks and all that. She's a lot of fun to be around, she's a sweet heart?Always looking out for people, catering to people, helping people out and she's funny too. She has everyone busting out laughing all the time, "she is a fool"-adds Lamyia and Quierra. She is the "O.G. Comedian" she's held that title forever. She dances and everything. "Oh yes! There's this one dance that she does."-The group recalls. S: Show us how you do it! (Tecia dances for us) (Everyone is cracking up) Quierra yells, "I hate that dance!" Her "dance" was reminiscent of a fly that had been sprayed w/ bug spray, who was having a seizure at the same time. LOL! Tecia: Oh, and I can fix anything. Isyss: Oh yeah, Go-Go Gadget! Q: She's miss navigator, she could be a Thomas Guide, she can fix anything and tell you where you are. Me on the other hand, I wont be able to tell you where we are, wont know how to get home or where the hotel is and she'll have the nerve to get mad at you, getting road rage. Tecia on Ardena: Ardena is the serious one, she's laid back, and she's the cool one. (Lamyia adds- "But don't use the word, "cool", please.) Tecia: Yeah, not cool like that, cool like calm and collected. She's nowhere near cool like, "Yo baby, Yo!" Q&L: "Don't let any slang come out of her mouth, it's not for her." She likes to get down to business and make sure everything is ok. Her style is whatever is comfortable. She likes sweat pants as you can see, neutral colors. Anything she can get comfortable in is for her. And I'm surprised she even has shoes on right now. Ardena: If it weren't so cold, I would have on some sandals. S: Who are your musical influences? A: Michael Jackson is the King of Pop, for real, everyone knows it, stop frontin' on Michael. T: I love Steve Wonder Q: I love gospel music-Kim Burrell, Karen Clark, Clark Sisters, and Yolanda Adams. L: I love more performance-oriented people like Janet and Prince. S: How does your family feel about your success? I: They're happy for us. Whatever we do, they'll have our backs 100% no matter what. As long as were doing what we love, they're happy. As long as it ain't drug dealin' or nuthin' like that. S: Have you all experienced a change in people's behavior around you now or people who used to not like you? I: Not from people in the industry but from people from back in the day who didn't like us. Now they try to be our friend. That's the only thing we run into and its like, "why does this have to happen a lot?" S: What do you all do in your free time? I: SLEEP! S: Do any of you have any hidden talent? I: Quierra can make a song with her burps. I don't know if she can demonstrate that for you right now. Q: If I had some coke I would. I: Tecia models, Lamyia, Quierra and Ardena all act, and Ardena could be a Senator. ?She wants to help the world. S: Growing up, did you ever think you would get this big (be on TV, in magazines, touring, etc...)? I: Yes, we definitely knew it was going to happen. There was no other way to do it. This is exactly what was going to happen, we knew it and it's happening right now. S: How did yall hook up with Jadakiss for your first single, "Day and Night"? I: We hooked up with him through the producer who did the song, Tyrice Jones. Tyrice is part of the Ruff Ryders camp so that's how it all came together. Jada was real cool to work with and really down to earth. He's like apart of our family. S: What can someone expect to hear from your debut album "The Way We Do"? I: First, it's In Stores Now-a variety of different music, not one set sound, very versatile. We talk about a lot of stuff that goes on in everyday life, nothing too major or serious, stuff that people are talking about and going through. There's something for everybody. S: What producers did you work with on your album? I: Shakespeare, Dent, Chad Elliott, Tyrice Jones, Billy Moss, Chris Henderson, Aristacats, and Kandi from Xscape wrote, "Single for the Rest of My Life". S: How is the tour going and what's next? I: It's been good. Were going to be doing a lot of radio shows, Jenny Jones, Apollo, TV appearances, and possibly another tour. S: Are you all single? I: Yes, were all single. S: What are you looking for in man? I: Good hygiene (no bad breath)-not smellin' like onions! He has to have a nice personality, intelligence, a sense of humor and confidence but not cockiness. S: Are you all planning to release a 3rd single from your CD? I: Were not sure if we're gonna drop another single but were going to start work on the 2nd album soon. Were just working on getting more TV appearances. S: How are you different from other girl groups out today? I: We're just ourselves, and we don't conform. We don't want to compare ourselves to anyone else. You do your own thing and what works for you. Were not dissin' anybody. If you're happy with what you're doing, then more power to you. Were just doin' us. S: What do you think it takes for a group to succeed? I: You never know what God has planned for each individual, you can never say, "Oh, were never gonna break up", life changes, people change, attitudes change, as a person you evolve. So we cant say, "all girl groups are gonna stay together. Eventually, people are gonna change, when its 4 or 5 members in a group you have to conform to one decision. But when you're by yourself, you grow. There's no real advice for that, people change and you get different experiences. You never know why groups break up. S: What advice would you give someone looking to do what you do? I: Have patience, work hard, keep the music first-if it's what you love to do and stay focused, because it's a lot of work. S: What would you like to let your fans know? I: Thank you for supporting us and getting us to where we are. It's a blessing to have even gotten our 1st song out there and for people to like it. Were gonna keep making good songs for everybody to enjoy. Oohhh, Icy! The girls of Isyss are:
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