R&B breakout star Coco Jones is back for an Audacy Check In, to talk about her new album, 'Why Not More?' and so much more. The GRAMMY-winning singer joins us at the Hard Rock Hotel New York to dive into the making of the album, which is the official debut LP for the "Taste" singer, arriving as a fully-formed force in music with passionate pleas and next-level vocals.

Since we last connected with Coco in the Audacy Sound Space, the singer has been hard at work on her debut album, which is now officially out in the world. "I think for me I just wanted to be more decisive this time," Jones reveals to DJ Buck about her process.

"I was still figuring myself out with my EP, and you know, EPs are lower stakes. You don't really have any expectations and I was kind of just learning how it goes being signed again. Like that's my first time being signed as an adult, so I was really learning how it goes, and now I feel like I kind of know a little bit more. I know a little bit more about myself, and so I wanted to speak up more on things that were really important to me."

Jones has found the material for her debut simply by living, finding inspiration in the conversations and situations she finds herself in. "I think I pull from real life. I mean, my friends and what we talk about, the things that we're all going through, relationships and life, and learning ourselves," she shares. "It's such a relatable place in life that I try to take real life conversations and turn them into songs."

Coco also shared with us a few of her favorites from the new album, including "Keep It Quiet," and the Britney Spears-sampling "Taste," which has already taken off and become a favorite for fans as well. "I love it because it was scary to do, and I feel like the best things are the things that you're scared to do," she says of the song. "You know they teach you a lot."

"I'm excited for people to listen to this album because I kind of treated my EP like first date vibes," Coco continues. "Like you're not going too hard, you're not showing all of yourself, but you're trying to make a good impression, and then when you start to get to know somebody more, your real self slip out. I think my album is like when you're starting to get somebody to know them more, like the real self is slipping out and I'm still going to show more and more as I get comfortable and as I learn more, but definitely dive deeper into some of my emotions with this album."

At the risk of stirring controversy, DJ Buck also asked Coco Jones for her Mount Rushmore of female R&B singers. "You know you always gonna say people and then people gonna be mad at who you didn't say," smiles Jones. "I'm thinking I'm gonna think Mount Rushmore of women who inspired my art and my album."

"I would say of course Beyoncé. I would say Jazmine Sullivan. I would say SZA. I would say Rihanna."

To hear more from Coco Jones on the making of her debut album, how she handles life in the public eye, and navigating social media, check out the full Audacy Check In above.