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I had to do Show Goes On, that was like the big chip on the table. I had to do it and it had to be the first single if the record was going to come out. And then theres Never Forget You [featuring John Legend]which is another record I had nothing to do withwhich became another bargaining chip, like, Yo, after Show Goes On theres going to be this other record that you had nothing to do with. And I know John Legend, hes a cool dude. But it was just a record he had sitting around and Exec A or Exec B heard it, and they were like, Oh yeah! Were going to put this on Lupe. And it wasnt like, Hey Lupe, do you like this song? it was like, You got to do this record. At that point, I had already done ten records [the same way]. It was like Id fly out from whatever spot Im vacationing in, cut these records, and fly back.
One thing I try to stress about this project is, I love and hate this album. I listen to it and Ill like some of the songs. But when I think about what it took to actually get the record together and everything that I went through on this recordwhich is something I cant separateI hate this album. A lot of the songs that are on the album, Im kinda neutral to. Not that I dont like them, or that I hate them, its just I know the process that went behind it. I know the sneaky business deal that went down behind this song, or the artist or singer or songwriter who wrote this hook and didnt want to give me this song in the first place. So when I have that kind of knowledge behind it, Im just kind of neutral to it like, Another day, another dollar. As opposed something like The Cool, which is more of my own blood, sweat, and tears, and my own control. With this record, Im little bit more neutral as to the love for the record.