R&B Singer Sammie Makes a Comeback

By: Rajul Punjabi

August 8, 2006

Remember the 12-year-old who sang “I Like It” with a voice smoother than molasses and a smile so mischievous he could have been one of kids on The Cosby Show? Well Sammie is back, all grown up and ready to run the show all by himself.

His Capital Records debut album, From the Bottom to the Top, went platinum in 2000 and paved the way for an overwhelming youth movement that soon enveloped the hip hop scene. After six years of not setting foot in the studio, the 18-year-old Miami native enters the R&B scene again as a grown man with his sophomore effort, Sammie – which contains the first single, “You Should Be My Girl,” featuring Sean Paul of the Young Bloodz.

“With the first album, it all just happened so fast – I couldn’t go to school like I wanted to,” Sammie said during an exclusive interview. “I wanted to feel what it was like to go to homecoming, and go to prom and all of the things that every teenager should experience in life.”

And so he did – attending high school just like every other kid his age, and graduating last June after what he claims to be “the best four years of his life."

As the newly polished singer steps out of the classroom and into the spotlight, he’s armed with not only stellar vocal skills, but also a dream team of producers that put a veteran flair on the album, which comes to us via Rowdy Records.

“I worked with some amazing producers such as Dallas Austin, Brian Michael Cox, Jazze Pha, and Daron [Jones] of 112. It’s kind of like my lil’ baby right now because I got to co-write the album. I got to express my thoughts on paper and be creative."

He’s currently on the road and will continue to tour this summer, as he presents his fresh new sound to old and new fans all over the country. Sammie is set to hit stores this October.

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