Estelle Dishes On Robin Thicke, Chris Brown, Nas & Kanye West Collaborations

Estelle has been hard at work on her new record for the past couple of years, and she's not the only one. With her upcoming album, True Romance, the British singer-songwriter has worked with everyone from Robin Thicke to Kanye West. "Robin Thicke, he’s a real band leader," the "American Boy" singer told Fuse. "Even on video sets he’s like, ‘Come on! Let’s Go! Alright!’ It was like that on set for the song we did, 'Rollercoaster,' and he’s like that on stage. I love that, I think he's awesome."

As for Kanye? Mr. West has dropped some serious knowledge on Estelle. "Kanye is like cousin Yeezy. I love him. I don’t care what anyone says! Kanye taught me one of the most valuable lessons in my career, and that’s quality control. We would go in the studio ... and to me, it was just amazing to sit down or be in there at any given time, and really not leave the studio until everything was amazing."

The singer also had the chance to work with Chris Brown and Will.i.am, both of whom she holds dear to her heart. "Chris Breezy! That boy is a crazy genius. He walks the fine line of crazy genius to me. He has so much inside him and he lives in the studio. When you're not seeing him partying, he lives in the studio. There's so much music for Chris, I can't wait to see what he comes [up] with next." 

Will.i.am is a "crazy genius" by her standards as well. "I love that he travels and he’s been around the world and literally will go and live in another country for a few months and come back with a whole other energy," she added. "That’s integral to musicians. Sometimes we get lazy and you want to stop and stay where you are and live in the space. Will will go to Australia and come back with a whole new sound. I love it because he keeps doing it. He keeps evolving."