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Sounds of Summer, Daily News|location=New York. 'Beyond Timbaland: the future stars of experimental R&B'. ^ '5 things you didn't know about Cassie'.Commenting on the number of producers on the album, Cassie said that she 'collaborated with a lot of different producers and a lot of different writers, which was an amazing opportunity for me, because on my first album, one producer straight through.which was fun, but it was nice to experience other people.' 2008–13: Acting debut and RockaByeBaby Cassie said that she had also collaborated with Akon, The Neptunes, Danja, Eric Hudson, The Surf Club and Rob Holiday, although she was not sure which tracks were going to be included on the album. Additional production on the album came from Seven and LV, as well as Diddy himself. According to Bad Boy A&R Daniel 'Skid' Mitchell, rather than largely relying on the one songwriter-producer, the new album's mix of writers and producers, as well as her own co-write input, makes it a more personal record for her. However, the singer later stated that she was open to collaborating with Leslie again. It was also reported that Cassie was no longer collaborating with Ryan Leslie, who had produced the majority of her debut album. Diddy said that she was in the studio working with producers Kanye West and Pharrell Williams on her second album. MTV News reported in June 2007 that contrary to rumors, Cassie had not been dropped from Bad Boy Records after releasing two singles from her self-titled debut album. Cassie addressed the events on her MySpace page, saying that she is aware that her performances were 'pretty bad', and that she was 'still getting over stage fright'. He said that he would be 'with her through her development', and that he has no 'question on her ability '. Her performances were described as 'rocky' and 'less-than-stellar', but Diddy said that it was due to her inexperience. To promote her album, Cassie performed on Total Request Live and 106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live. The album's lead single 'Me & U' peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, selling more than 1 million digital downloads. Ventura said in an interview, 'I rap, I sing, I do my R&B, I do my slow songs and stuff that the girls will love, I have a down South joint, I have a rock song that I did with my girls this band called Pretty Boys.' She paid tribute to her Filipino culture by incorporating OPM sounds into some of the ballads.The album, Cassie, was released on Augand sold 321,000 copies in the United States. Ryan Leslie produced most of the album, which is a mix of R&B/hip hop/pop. While Cassie was in New York, she began booking print and commercial modeling gigs and being represented by Wilhelmina Models. Cassie finished high school in 2004, instead of going to college like her peers she moved to New York City, where she returned to modeling and classes at the Broadway Dance Center. Encouraged by producer Rockwilder, Cassie took vocal lessons, modern ballet, as well as using her school's performing arts program. Cassie also briefly appeared in R&B singer Mario's 'Just a Friend 2002' music video. At age 14 Cassie began modeling, and when she was sixteen, she was modeling for local department stores, Delia's fashion catalog, and Seventeen. She attended the Williams School, a preparatory school, located on the Connecticut College campus. Cassie Ventura was born in 1986 in New London, Connecticut the daughter of a Filipino father and a mother of African-American, Mexican and West Indian descent.