Leica M8 Photoblog (3): LL & 50
I had a pretty interesting day yesterday. After spending 10 days out west, I finally returned to New York City. Coming home is always a joy and the main reason is that I get to spend much needed time with my daughter Ashli, doing whatever it is that makes her happy. For some reason, I was extremely restless during the flight home from LA. I couldn't seem to stay focused and every magazine I purchased was full of uninteresting articles. After an hour of browsing through different publications, I decided to spend the rest of the flight time writing about my own life. Because I'm interested in so many things, I can be easily distracted, so I need to have a blueprint in place in order to stay focused on whatever my mission is at the time.
After arriving in New York, I headed straight to the Violator office to pick up Chris Lighty. We had a 6 PM photo shoot with 50 at the G-Unit office for an upcoming project. Please believe me when I tell you this, any conversation with 50 & Lighty always have me thinking, "damn... they've figured out another way to get more checks"! After the shoot, CL and I headed over to the studio to visit with The GOAT... LL Cool J. Now, I've known LL for almost 20 years and other than when I was producing Self Destruction and he helped MC Lyte develop her verse, yesterday was my first time seeing him put it down in the studio. LL is a BEAST! The songs he played were pure fire! We walked in and watched LL write and lay down the vocals in about 1 hour. After watching him bounce around the studio blasting the music and rapping every verse out loud like it was his first recording session, I asked him about what keeps him motivated. He looked at me and smiled, and then he said, "D, I was built for this." HA! You gotta love it!
