I walk into where Antoine Dodson had been recording personalized greetings for Phone Greetings.
I sat down, took out my note pad, and began having a conversation with the man who became an overnight sensation. A man whose fame came from near tragedy and his larger than life personality (S/O @TygerLily)
You went from living in the projects to being a YouTube sensation, having a hit on iTunes, getting interviewed by Katie Couric, chopping it up on the Ciphasounds and Rosenberg Show on HOT97, appearing on the BET Hip-Hop Awards, you’re everywhere! Besides being on a box of Wheaties, what’s left? What’s left for Antoine Dodson?
I am working on my reality show. We are working on the idea and the concept right now. I have a book and a dictionary coming out, and of course phone greetings. The phone greetings are personalized greetings and you can send them as a phone message, or email and they’re for any occasion. They have motivational messages and there’s one for every holiday. (check out phonegreetings.com for them!)
What will your book be about? Autobiographical? What about your dictionary?
Sorta, the book will be from the day before everything happened and everything leading up to that moment. You know there’s a reason I reacted the way I did and had the du-Rag on. The dictionary will be about my catch phrases, cuz you know sometimes I’ll be out and people won’t really get what I’m saying so it’ll be made up of all my catch phrases.
How has all of this been for you?
It’s crazy, funny, I haven’t even had a chance to absorb all of it. I think it’s “beautiful that people follow you, your positive message and you’re a role model.”
Do you think your personality has overshadowed the seriousness of the situation? Afterall, your sister almost did get raped. Have they caught the guy?
No, not overshadowed. Most of my fans are rape victims so I’ll never forget. Any chance I get to go to Lincoln Park I go out there and look for him. No, he has not been caught. At the beginning police did help and they told us 2-3 months for fingerprints to process. We called just before I got here and now they’re telling me it could take up to 2 years because they’re so behind on their cases.
How’s your sister doing?
She’s better now. Kelly, she’s got her smile back. My niece is still scared. She’s two-years-old and she was in the bed when the guy snuck in through the window, he laid down on top of her. She gets scared when she sees shadows and when you knock on the door you have to knock softly.
Antoine is currently working with RAINN, which is an organization that raises money for rape victims to receive counseling and support. I asked Antoine what did he want people to know about him. He said,
I’m pretty, I’m gorgeous, I’m so fashion.
But he also had a final piece of advice for anyone having family issues or bestie issues,
Let it go! Wake up and say I love you!
By @VicNews03
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