After a parody account surfaced on Twitter depicting ex- Roc-A-Fella Records artist, Amil Vibe.com caught up with the former protege of Jay-Z to see if it was actually her. Several insulting tweets came from the account targeting artists such as Drake, Foxy Brown, and Lil Mama.
"I've never had a Twitter or Facebook account. They're just not for me," she explains. "Sometimes things like this surprise me because I haven't been in the spotlight in awhile, but when I come up it always seems to be something negative. That's something I try my hardest to stay away from. It does bother me a little bit but I let it go after while."
It’s been almost 11 years since the 32-year old New York City native has been out of the limelight. She’s currently working on an urban fiction novel accompanied by a soundtrack and she doesn’t regret leaving the rap game.
"I'm happy for the time that I had, but [the entertainment industry] is not for me. I enjoy recording, thats always a passion, but as far as going hard with a recording career... at this point no. I'm an old head. My whole life is so different now. But I'm in a beautiful place and really just enjoying myself."
The “I Got That” rapper set the record straight and told Vibe that there was never any bad blood between her and Jay-Z but, she wishes she could talk to him for closure.
"I haven't spoken to Jay in years but I really wish I could talk to him because that would just really bring closure to me. But he knows I love him," she says. "People think there was bad blood between us, but there never was any bad blood. Things happen and I wasn't ready for where my career was going at that time. It was really overwhelming."
Although, the mother of three doesn’t miss the spotlight she intends on releasing a mixtape later this year. Will you find her taking shots at the current arguable “Queen of Hip Hop”, Nick Minaj? No, she respects the animated emcee.
"I got mad respect and love for Nicki. She's doing it really big and that's odd for a female. It's really hard for a female rapper... out of every female entertainer, they got it the worst. I support her because behind-the-scenes she's going through a lot. And to be able to handle that— that's big."
In the late 1990s Amil was featured on several hit songs with Jay-Z such as “Can I Get A...”, “Jigga What, Jigga Who”, and “Hey Papi”. In 2000 she released her first and only album All Money Is Legal (A.M.I.L.). Her debut album sold moderately, shortly after Amil left Roc-A-Fella Records.
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