A Big Big up TO BROOKLYN!!!! For welcoming me during an amazing taping of my very first unplugged album. Yeah! BK All day!
A Big Up to everyone from NYC, Around the country and around the world who came through with so much love, good energy and excitement! The vibe was soooo right! And A BIG UP to everyone who wasn't able to physically be there but who was there in spirit. I felt yall and I want to thank you for giving me so much love and support. I promise when the show airs and the DVD comes out you will feel like you are right there with me, cause you are! This Thursday still has me on cloud 30-something! It was so beautiful to be able to end an incredible couple of years and this album with this tribute to music at its essence. Where it's all about the songs, the music, the people and how it moves us. Each and every song has a different flow. I did this special, just for yall so we can enjoy this moment forever! Feel me? It felt so good to be able to be in such an intimate place and see each and every face, so many of them I've known for years. We've been down with each other for years! That realization made my heart smile and it felt like old times when it was just me and a keyboard, a couple of spontaneous jokes to break the ice and my songs. This time I did have a little more than a keyboard
. I had my drummer, Paul John My MD (musical Director) Onree Gill My guitar Player, Arty White My bass player, Steve Mosten My man Pablo Baptista on Percussion Chops on the horns, and flute A string quartet And a 9ft piano And every moment felt special, Whether it was a raw version of Woman's Worth, a funky version of Heartburn, the strings and me on a remake of one of my favorites called 'Every little bit hurts', Us having to redo the intro because the mics for the percussion had a technical issue, of one of the new songs I introduced (that was fun!) It was something that felt unique, like we were in someone's living room vibin' out And I'm so happy to share this place, this moment in time with ALL of you. It is a beautiful blessing that we ALL get to share in. Big Shout to Common, Mos Def, Damian Marley, Krucial, Jeff Robinson, The whole Krucialkeys family, MBK and MTV for coming together with me and making this something timeless, something that will last forever! And those of you whose eyes are reading this at this moment, I am so grateful to you! You are my inspiration, yall are my solid rocks, and you are my family! And I love yall truly! Forever your friend, AK
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