Los Angeles Times interviewed up-and-coming artist/songwriter Ester Dean, who is most known for her track “Drop It Low” off the More Than A Game Soundtrack, and she drops that the record was originally for Ciara – but also Britney Spears wanted it as well. In an excerpt from the Interview, she says:
“’Drop It Low,’ honestly, was for Ciara, but she didn’t come get the song. And then Britney [Spears] wanted it,” she said. “During the demo [Polow] kept telling me, ‘You’ve gotta believe it’ as I was singing it. A week later he asked if I wanted to hear my new single.”
She’s currently working on her upcoming solo album, and even previewed a few tracks for the newspaper – and they highlighted two songs, but she’s not afraid to give them away as well:
Dean offered a sampling of what she was crafting for the album including “Gimme Money,” a thumping R&B/Europop hybrid, and “Hero,” a sweeping pop ballad begging for radio play were standouts. She knows they are hits, but she has made it a habit of not being married to music.
“Look, these songs are for me, but I ain’t stupid,” she laughs. “If somebody wants them, they can have them.”
If you’re not familiar with Ms. Dean’s work, check the songs “Lil’ Freak” by Usher, “Sex Therapy” by Robin Thicke, “Already Taken” by Trey Songz, “Rude Boy”/”What’s My Name”/”S&M” by Rihanna & “Firework”/”Peacock” by Katy Perry – just to name a few.
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