B&B: That kind of industry thinking usually pisses off your husband and your team, right?
TL: [Laughs] I don’t have a husband. I’ve always made sure that it be known that I am in the music business and I lay the ground rules off jump. If the man in my life gets uncomfortable, then he can step. I don’t deal well with jealousy. I am gone a lot and I’m out of town. If you can’t deal with that then you can head on elsewhere. When you get to a point where you’re comfortable enough, then you don’t have issues with it. But I’m not there. I’m still in the experimental stages.

B&B: Well, speaking of your team, you’re putting in a lot of work with the mind behind The Dream’s “Shawty Is A 10” record, right?
TL: My peoples, yes… He did half of The Dream’s album, so they developed a relationship afterwards. My brother asked me to help out. He [The Dream] didn’t do it for free, but it’s a good look. This particular song actually came about through the group that I did on J Records. It was originally called “Hot ‘N Tipsy.” Star & Bucwild used to play it a lot on their radio show. But that was four to five years ago. My brother told me that people still came up to him asking about that song. So, we just took the concept and made it into a completely different song. That’s pretty much it. The industry is used to chicks not singing about stuff, that in the end, what I was singing about in this song, became cool. I don’t think that girls would sing anything about what I’m singing about now.

B&B: What’s your favorite drink?
TL: I have this drink that my friend in Atlanta put me on to. It’s called a “Bob Marley.” It’s layers of liquor in red, gold and green. I can handle about two. [Laughs] I tried to do three at one point and my memory gets kind of messed up. I had three at this bowling alley in Atlanta, I think [laughs], if that was possible!

B&B: So, what guys would you give a “10” to in the game?
TL: [Laughs] Let me think… There’s got to be somebody. Idris Elba, Hill Harper, Andre 3000 [click to read], oohhh, that’s the one! He has this swagger about him that’s confident and not cocky. I remember going to one of his shows when I was younger, around the time that ATLiens was out and I was the only one who wasn’t moving. He looked directly at me. It made me feel good. I would love to do a song with him. I’d love to do a song with Eminem, too. I think that if he were to get on this “Tipsy” song it’d be crazy. I don’t know what he’s doing, I heard that he’s coming back, but you never know.

B&B: They say that most R&B girls are diva-like and want everything for themselves. At the end of the day – what does Tayma Loren want and how do you plan on getting it in this crazy music business?
TL: At the end of the day, I just want to be respected for being me; for being an artist. In the industry today, there are two types of female artists, there are the ones who can really sing and the ones who can dance and perform. The only exception to that is Beyoncé. I really think that I’m one of those people who have an overall confidence about things. I want to put on a show. Who wants to pay to see a show when you can just listen to the record? I definitely dance and sing, I incorporate that into my shows every time.

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