DM: Were your parents supportive of that move?

LB: My mother was very supportive because she understood that I had a plan. She was the same type of person. I mean, she moved to a whole other country, from Brazil to the U.S. all by herself, not knowing a soul. My father was okay with it because my mother said it was okay.

DM: The independent label you’re signed to (Nu Paradigm) is run by your husband, Nkosi Gray, right?

LB: We run it together.

DM: How did you guys meet?

LB: Ummm.. We met a while ago. A long time ago. We met at his recording studio. We just started talking about music and we clicked… Then we found that we agreed about how labels should be run, marketing and promotions and all that and we just did it.

DM: How does that work? He did production on the album also right?

LB: We work really well together. You know, we have our moments, like everybody but it’s really healthy, even when we disagree.

DM: Who else worked with you on the album?

LB: Eric Rico, this brother in LA… Chris Udell, he’s from New York. SaRa…

DM: Wow, those cats are dope… I hope you got the beats before the prices went up.

LB: Well my husband knows them from way back. I met them through him. They come from the same place so when they start talking crazy prices he can fall back on the, "Come on now, let’s be real'