BallerStatus.com: So what can we expect to see on your album?

Donnie Klang: Well we have the single, "Take You There" featuring Diddy, which is available on iTunes now. Also I will have some of the songs I recorded on the show like, "Dr Love" and "Rolling Stone." We're actually going to call the album Just The Rolling Stone. I also worked with the Souldiggers, Mario Winans, Bryan Cox and Danger, and the Clutch. I actually got to write a lot on my album and there's actually a chance I may get production on my album, which is huge for me because I used to make beats back in the day. The album's gonna have a lot of fresh and new music. It's definitely going to be big.

BallerStatus.com: What's been the most fun so far?

Donnie Klang: We had a lot of fun in Miami. That was pretty crazy. Not only do we get to perform and go to the after parties, but we get to be on the road. That's been a dream for me. I used to watch the old "Boys II Men" DVDs and watch them getting on the tour busses, that was the dream for me. I got my best friend from home whose 6'7 and plays d-3 ball coming to be my security.

When we saw you meet and work with the producer Seven last season, you had this look on your face; we could tell how excited you were. Do you ever feel like you’ll get to the point where you can be a mentor and have that affect on someone?

Just learning from Seven, you can see the difference with his music now and when he was at Murder Inc. with Ashanti and Ja Rule. You hear how he grew and he evolved. Now he’s this dope producer with a fresh sound. He’s always going to be one step ahead of the game. That’s the point I want to get to, whether it’s as a producer, a performer, a writer… I want to get to the point where I’m a step ahead of everyone and I create the sound.

You've spen the last few years of your life being filmed 24/7. Do you ever miss the cameras when they're not around?

Eh... It's half and half. Sometimes it's at the point where I just want to go to sleep but they're right in my face all the time, but at the same time it's really good training. You could get off a plane at 3 AM and you're exhausted and you've just done a whole week of radio and TV and club shows, but you'll get a fan that comes up and wants to get an autograph and take pictures. You can't be nasty to that fan because this is a once in a lifetime chance for them to meet you, and being on camera all the time teaches you to stay ready.

"That's a dream come true," says Klang, taking a break from rehearsals for "Making the Band 4: The Tour," which kicked off last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom and runs through July. "Even in the old groups I used to sing in, we used to say 'Bad Boy' on our tracks. We used to try to find a capellas of Diddy so we could have him rap on our songs. Now, I'm signed to Bad Boy."