His girlfriend cheated on him with a basketball player, and I wanted to convey that emotion. What was the inspiration behind that?Ī friend of mine was going through a bad breakup. One of the most talked-about songs on your album is "Hope She Cheats On You (With A Basketball Player). Luol Deng played for my dad and I tell him now, 'I used to kill you! I used to wait for you at the gym.' I was really nice. I didn't do anything fancy, but my fundamentals were a killer. I was a Georgetown, Georgia Tech and Michigan fan. We had - and I hate to date myself here - VHS tapes of games and we would just watch them over and over. So how much did you know about Georgia Tech when the school recruited you? So I stayed in school, got my grades up, but I didn't concentrate so much on basketball. It was such a complete shock to my system that I had to think, Wait, I have to fall back on something. He was a bass player in a '70s band and a coach.
Marsha Ambrosius: My father coached and he played. In fact, she updated the song for "Late Nights & Early Mornings."Įven though it's been an exhilarating week for Ambrosius, she found some time to catch up with to discuss plenty of hoops-related topics, including how good her game was, the current NBA player she used to school back in the day, the inspiration behind her much-talked about single, "Hope She Cheats On You (With A Basketball Player)," and her two biggest basketball crushes. Ambrosius also garnered widespread acclaim for penning the song "Butterflies," which appeared on the late Michael Jackson's "Invincible" album. The buzz on Ambrosius has been strong ever since Floetry, which sold nearly a million albums worldwide. While it wasn't career threatening, it was such a devastating reality check that the Liverpool, England, native decided it was time to think of something besides basketball.Įven though her father, Paul, was heartbroken when she decided to give up the sport, Ambrosius' instant musical success proves it was the right choice.Īmbrosius' solo debut, "Late Nights & Early Mornings," was released Tuesday, and as of Thursday, it was holding steady as the second-most downloaded album on iTunes. But in the case of R&B songstress Marsha Ambrosius, she was a baller long before she ever deemed herself a singer.Īmbrosius, best known as half of the neo-soul duo Floetry, surrendered her hoop dreams after suffering a severe ankle injury in high school.
Many entertainers want to be athletes, and lots of athletes are wannabe entertainers. Ben Hider/Getty Images"Late Nights & Early Mornings" by Marsha Ambrosius reached No.
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