DALLAS AUSTIN: I AM NOT PREPARED

By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices

(l-r) Super-producer Dallas Austin made some startling revelations about rising British soul star Joss Stone. I think Dallas Austin is trying to destroy me.

The super-producer and his latest antics have sent my nerves into a frenzy today.

The Grammy Award winning studio wiz -- who has produced top-notch industry notables such as Boyz II Men, Michael Jackson, Joi, TLC, Madonna, Aretha Franklin, Janet Jackson and Gwen Stefani, among others over the past 15 years -- has always been known to let the kids have it from time to time, but I was not prepared for the wrath that he has unleashed on rising British soul superstar Joss Stone.

In a profanity laced rant -- made available on YouTube.com (of all places) -- the Columbus, Georgia born hit-maker let the cat out of the bag about how blue-eyed soul singers, namely Stone, provided sexual favors in exchange for production work on their music projects.

Ewwwwwwwwwwww.

"I work with more women than anybody in the music industry and no you don't f@#% all the women," Austin explained in the videoclip, recorded in a dimly lit recording studio. "Joss Stone, all these b@#$%es wanna f@#% for tracks."

Joss Stone, circa 2004. "You go in the studio with the regular girls, the Ciaras and all of them want to get their work done," he continued. "The Joss Stone s@#% is stupid s@#%. It ain't my problem that her and [hip-hop producer] Novel were f@#%ing and then she goes out and f@#%s Raphael Saadiq."

"They go out and lie in the interviews. Christina was doing the same thing in the interviews. F@#% all them b@#$%es f@#%ing for tracks."

No one really knows what brought on this salacious and libelous tirade, but it has sent shockwaves across the music industry today.

"Airing out your s@#% like a mad b@#$% in interviews that's not sexy and that's not cool," he said.

A rep for Austin was not reachable by deadline today. The clips were suspiciously removed from YouTube late this afternoon, once hip-hop Web sites and black gossip blogs started re-publishing them.

I'm sure it will pop up elsewhere -- that's the beauty of the Internet.

So stay tuned.

Ironically, Virgin Records will release Stone's third opus on March 20 -- the eagerly anticipated 'Introducing Joss Stone.' The 14-track set has Saadiq listed as its lead producer and features collaborations with Lauryn Hill, Common and Diane Warren.

Neo soul superproducer Raphael Saadiq is the subject of a salacious scandal involving British soul singer Joss Stone and fellow superproducer Dallas Austin. The album's colorful packaging includes a very revealing photo of Stone in a naked embrace with Saadiq -- the former frontman of Tony! Toni! Tone! and another in-demand hit-maker who has crafted songs for Mary J. Blige, Kelis, D'Angelo, Mos Def, John Legend and Earth Wind & Fire, among others.

What a way to say thank you, huh?

"Novel was told that Joss wanted to re-do the songs they did together with Raphael but she still has two or three songs with him on the first place," Austin continued. "I had nothing to do with her f@#%ing Novel to get her tracks. B@#$% get your s@#% together that's how I look at it."

I guess a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

A rep for Stone did not respond to The BV Newswire by deadline.

Austin, who fathered a son with TLC beauty Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas ten years ago, was at the center of an international drug scandal when he was jailed in Dubai last year. According to published reports, he was traveling to the Arab hotspot to attend Naomi Campbell's three-day birthday party at the Burj Al Arab hotel when he was detained at Dubai International Airport on May 19.

According to 'The New York Times,' Austin, who was pardoned in July, had the help of some high-level power players such as Utah Republican Senator Orrin Hatch, music legends Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones, and a fleet of well-connected businessmen and lawyers who vouched for his character.

Now that he's been sprung, there is no holds barred.

Austin recently produced Natalie Cole's critically acclaimed covers album 'Leavin' and has plans to work on Whitney Houston's forthcoming "big comeback project."

This moment lends itself for me to write something fierce here, but I'll opt to maintain my grace.

Much!!!

BV Extras:

FULL CD LISTENING PARTY: Listen to 'Introducing Joss Stone.'