Sophia Fresh Work For T-Pain, Stay True To DJ Screw
Crystal, Skye and Cole Rose, collectively known as Sophia Fresh, may be one hit away from national fame, but they're unwavering in their loyalty to the Bayou City. Case in point: Sophia Fresh recently unleashed a remix of the DJ Screw classic "June 27" in honor of the chopped and screwed tunes that served as a soundtrack to their childhood. 
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We reached out to T-Pain's robo-voiced minions, whose new single "This Instant" (featuring their boss) premiered on BET's 106th & Park earlier this week, over the phone to find out what they've been up to lately. Dig in, it's sweet.
Rocks Off: Whose idea was it to do the "June 27" remix?
Crystal: All of us. We all came up with the idea.
RO: Oh come on, that's the diplomatic response.
Crystal: "June 27" was just one of those things that we play to get ourselves pumped. In the studio or in the car, we just used to listen to a lot of Screwed Up Click songs. It's just something that get us pumped up, so we decided to put our spin to it.
RO: Any other Houston tributes in the works?
Crystal: We're definitely open to doing more. Regardless, our music will always has something in it that shouts out where we're from.
RO: That's sweet. Here's an idea: How about a mixtape of R&B remixes of Houston classics?
Cole: That's a cool idea. We might actually do that. We'll make sure you get your 10 percent cut, of course.
RO: Explain your deal with T-Pain. Are you signed directly to his label?
Crystal: Well, the production deal is through T-Pain's company. That's for the music. Atlantic takes care of marketing and distribution of our music.
RO: How would you describe your sound to someone who's never heard of Sophia Fresh?
Crystal: We made up our own genre, which we call hip-rock and R&B. Our music is influenced by different genres, so it's got a little bit of everything from rock to hip-hop and R&B.
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