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From DJBooth.net's interview with Carl Thomas:

DJ Booth: Certainly. The title, “So Much Better,” does this accurately capture your current feeling about life, Carl?

Carl Thomas: Absolutely, you know, I was a victim of a family tragedy. My brother, Halloween night 2004, was the victim of a drive-by shooting, and I was in the middle of promoting my second album, “Let’s Talk About It.” It kind of brought that album to a halt, because I kinda put the microphone down on it actually, and picked my family up; we went through that together, man, and I really didn’t have anything to say. ...

DJ Booth: Do you think that [Bad Boy maybe not being the place to sustain a superstar] is what mostly accounts for having your debut album reach platinum status, and then your sophomore album not doing the same type of numbers?

Carl Thomas: Naw, that’s really not what I attribute that to. I think the first album reached platinum, and the second album reached gold, because the second album I really wasn’t allowed to work it like I was allowed to work, “Emotional.”

DJ Booth: Why not?

Carl Thomas: Because, well my brother got killed, I just quit. You know, I did everything right there I’m just sayin’ promotion of the album – if the artist isn’t there, what are you able to do?