I usually prepare a track and then I work with the artist when it's time to do the vocals.
What I did not yet know so intensely was the hatred of the white American for the black, a hatred so deep that I wonder if every white man in this country, when he plants a tree, doesn't see Negroes hanging from its branches.
I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you'll come through.