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It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Case, but the absence, according to the crooner, hasn’t been without good reason. While working on his forthcoming album, The Rose Experience, Case moved to Atlanta to be closer to his family and ended up wounding himself to prevent his kids from finding his gun. It was then the weapon’s trigger went off.



“I had an accident in ‘02 where I accidentally shot myself in the throat, so that put things on home for a minute,” he told EUR. “After I came-to, the first thing I did was try to sing. That’s all I was really concerned about at that time.”



Soon after recovering from the accident, Case tried unsuccessfully to negotiate a new contract with Def Jam Records. The experience resulted in the singer going the independent route to release his music as well as the birth of his persona, Blaxel Rose – “The Black Axel Rose [of the rock band Guns-N-Roses].”



“He’s a little wilder than I may generally be. I wanted to have a little more fun and make the music sound lighter on this album and that’s more so a reflection on the other side of my personality,” Case explained about the alter ego, which plays into the title of the new release.



And if you feel Case is going to abandon R&B and Hip-Hop for a full on foray into rock, think again. Blaxel is nothing more than a name that expresses his love of rock music. Nothing less.



“It’s just like Hip-Hop; it’s a way of life,” he said. “I am a fan of rock music; I listen to it all the time. But it’s more so a persona,” he said. “I’m not one to pigeon-hole myself. In order to that, I have to show all sides of my personality. No one thing defines who I am.”



Case’s The Rose Experience is slated to hit stores on Tuesday (March 24).

Ghettobyrd

wow poped himself. damn.