Dreher – background vocals Stephanie Bolton – background vocals Eran Tabib – drum programming, keyboards ; acoustic guitar ; guitars ; classical guitar ; drums ; electric guitar ; strings ; all instruments Aubrey Dayle – percussion Raphael Saadiq – guitars, bass Harold Lilly – keyboards ; background vocals Jake and the Phatman – turntables, drum programming Chucky T – drums, bass Daniel Sadownick – percussion Calvin – vocals Clifton Lighty – background vocals Balewa Muhammad – background vocals Swizz Beatz – arrangement Joe Kwimbee – bass, guitars Andrea Martin – background vocals Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell – all instruments John "Jubu" Smith – guitar Gerald "Da Clean Up Man" Isaac – arrangement Jonathan DuBose Jr. – guitar Dewey "Bassman" Browder – bass Ray Chew – string arrangements, string conducting Musiq Soulchild – vocals, background vocals, vocal arrangement Carvin Haggins – vocal arrangement Jamar Jones – organ, Rhodes piano Frankie "Rocco" Romano – guitar Ali Shaheed Muhammad – all instruments (except lead guitar) Bob Power – lead guitar Larry Peoples Sr. – bass ; crowd participation Jamal Peoples – Rhodes piano ; organ Larry Peoples Jr. – percussion Rufus Blaq – background vocals Ivan Neville – Hammond B-3 Robert Eldridge – tenor saxophone Reginald Hines – alto saxophone Paul Litteral – trumpet Aaron "Freedom" Lyles – Wurlitzer, drums, percussion, crowd participation E. Serrano – crowd participation Rodney Davis – additional keyboards Alicia Keys – vocals Eve – vocals Kerry "Krucial" Brothers – all instruments (except bass), digital programming Rufus Jackson – bass Eric Lorde – additional keyboards Technical Angie Stone – production ; co-production ; executive production Eran Tabib – production Tim Donovan – engineering ; recording ; mixing Jon Shriver – engineering Jeremy Mitchell – engineering assistance Rowie Nameri – engineering assistance Steven Maldonado – engineering assistance "Prince" Charles Alexander – mixing Richard Furch – mixing assistance Raphael Saadiq – production Jake and the Phatman – co-production Danny Romero – recording, additional recording Regula Merz – recording assistance Rich Palmer – recording assistance Derek Carlfon – additional recording assistance Chucky T – programming production Flip Osman – engineering ; mixing assistance Paul Oliveira – engineering assistance ; recording assistance, mixing assistance Zach Prewitt – engineering assistance Kyle W. – engineering assistance Tony Maserati – mixing Eddie F – production Darren Lighty – production "You Can Ask" Giz – recording, mixing Erick Ferrell – mixing assistance Kevin Perry – mixing