Drea Dominique Interview Episode 379 New Album Romantic Tragedies, Bad Girls Club, FIFA Show

Smooth sits down with singer and reality TV personality Drea Dominique ahead of the release of her new album Romantic Tragedies, dropping July 4th. Drea opens up about landing a spot on the main stage at FIFA Fest, embracing her Puerto Rican roots in her music, and stepping into her “lover girl” era after being known for the drama of Bad Girls Club. She also talks candidly about her boxing career, surviving a serious car accident, raising her autistic daughter, and her honest take on where hip hop has gone wrong. Plus: her dream collabs, industry advice for going independent, and where to catch her album release party in Miami. 00:00 – Intro 00:39 – Welcome Drea Dominique to the show 01:01 – How she landed the FIFA Fest main stage 02:13 – Embracing her Puerto Rican roots in her music 03:20 – “Chanel and Louis Vuitton” single 04:33 – What to expect from “Romantic Tragedies” 04:44 – Biggest takeaway from Bad Girls Club 05:33 – Stepping into her “soft girl” / lover girl era 06:29 – How “Romantic Tragedies” compares to “Toy Box” 07:42 – Getting her start in music 08:23 – Going independent with Bless Beyond Entertainment 08:57 – Favorite songs she's released 09:25 – Unreleased single “I'm Fine” 10:05 – No features — going solo on this project 11:39 – Her boxing career (fighting Rima & Megan James) 11:56 – Surviving a serious car accident 12:35 – Discipline from boxing carrying into music 13:22 – Being a mom to her 8-year-old daughter 13:23 – Raising a daughter on the autism spectrum 15:52 – Her honest take on today's music industry 16:34 – Old-school hip hop's message vs. today 18:00 – Favorite producers (shoutout Music Junkies) 19:20 – Dream collabs: Trina, Janae, Nipsey, Aaliyah 20:00 – What she wants fans to know going forward 20:35 – Where to find Drea Dominique 21:15 – Album release party & “Romantic Tragedies” drop 21:53 – Outro