lopresti next collaborated with producer/ composer richie rodriguez on her first original project, stone7, which combined heavy electronic elements with socially-conscious lyrics that tackled subject matter from racism, child abuse, sexism and more. the stone7 band included printz board, george pajon jr. and tim izo who found success shortly thereafter as members of the black eyed peas. lopresti's live performances attracted the interest of several major labels. interscope a&r executive, tony ferguson (no doubt, eminem), said that "as an artistic performer, (he's) yet to see better." lopresti was eventually told after several years of major label courtship that the lyrical content of her music proved too much of a risk for labels to sign her.