{"id":22781,"date":"2021-01-18T08:51:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T16:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000018220"},"modified":"2021-01-18T08:57:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T16:57:10","slug":"paloma-ford-long-beach-interview-x-tapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/paloma-ford-long-beach-interview-x-tapes","title":{"rendered":"R&#038;B artist Paloma Ford wants you to know she&#8217;s from the LBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paloma Ford Interview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l_r7Y0QYmyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows Long Beach is the birthplace of some truly talented musical artists including Warren G, the late Nate Dogg, and hip-hop royalty himself, Snoop Dogg. But hip-hop isn\u2019t the only sound coming out of the city. It\u2019s also the birthplace and sometime home of sultry R&amp;B artist Paloma Ford.<\/p>\n<p>Paloma\u2019s artistic journey began at birth when she was named after Pablo Picasso\u2019s daughter\u2014the name translates to dove\u2014and it\u2019s fitting that her parents set her on an artistic path since family still means everything to her. She recalls fondly how her grandparents would pick her up and take her on the family \u201ccircuit,\u201d a car trip that would then visit every family member in the area.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000037000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000037000\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/15115209\/Paloma-Ford.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10000037000\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/15115209\/Paloma-Ford-1110x1665.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000037000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paloma Ford. Courtesy photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think that is why I hold on to Long Beach so strong,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause even though we moved from there, my family was so heavy there and we\u2019re all so close still to this day. That is why I hold Long Beach very dearly in my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As roads go, there\u2019s rarely an easy one into the music business. Paloma was a single mother when she began her music career and remembers, when things ended with her son\u2019s father, wondering, \u201cHow am I going to do this?\u201d Though not always planned, she says her career arc isn\u2019t necessarily surprising to her since she has always possessed a determination and persevering spirit, something, she says, \u201cI get from my father.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000036973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000036973\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/15085935\/Paloma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10000036973\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/15085935\/Paloma-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000036973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paloma Ford&#8217;s new LP &#8220;X Tapes.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She first gained notice while singing background for Macey Gray in 2012. That was followed by her 2014 hit, \u201cSummer in Cali\u201d featuring the aforementioned Snoop. That same year she unexpectedly found herself performing with Meek Mill during Summer Jam in 2014, and though she had not rehearsed, was enthusiastically embraced by more than 70,000 fans.<\/p>\n<p>Two years later she produced her debut album, \u201cNearly Civilized,\u201d followed last year by her second LP, \u201cX Tapes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cX Tapes,\u201d has a classic R&amp;B sound, one filled with emotion, soul, love and, always, heartbreak. The album begins with \u201cAll for Nothing\u201d featuring Rick Ross in a familiar tale of giving more than you receive, but it\u2019s during \u201cNights I Cry\u201d that you have no choice but to embrace the pain of failed romance. In song after song, \u201cX Tapes\u201d is reflective of Paloma\u2019s experiences, as well as her ties to California and Long Beach, the latter especially on \u201cHeartbreak on the Westside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paloma Ford - NIGHTS I CRY (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3fpLndNXzxQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Though like everyone else, she\u2019s struggled to deal with the daily demands of the pandemic, she says the lockdown has given her more time to create a followup to \u201cX Tapes.\u201d Beyond music, there are plans to explore opportunities in fashion, skincare, film and TV\u2014she shot her first pilot last year and is hoping it will get picked up this year. But, just as high on her list is to continue expanding her fan base in and around Long Beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing like being recognized by the place that you\u2019re from,\u201d she said. \u201cTo be recognized by Long Beach, that\u2019s an honor for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Paloma Ford\u2019s \u201cX Tapes\u201d is available on all streaming platforms. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Her latest release, \u201cX Tapes,\u201d has a classic R&#038;B sound, filled with emotion, soul, love and, always, heartbreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":71448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[30],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[2080],"class_list":["post-22781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","tag-local-music","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22781"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=22781"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=22781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}