▁of ▁producing ▁along ▁with ▁my ▁good ▁friend ▁A . ▁Scott ▁Gall ow ay ) ▁was ▁an ▁o men ▁of ▁things ▁to ▁come . ▁Some ▁months ▁later ▁came ▁“ Out run ▁The ▁Sky ” ▁and ▁says ▁L al ah , ▁“ I ’ ve ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁ten ▁years ▁and ▁no ▁matter ▁how ▁many ▁people ▁buy ▁it , ▁it ’ s ▁already ▁a ▁success ▁for ▁me . ▁I ▁recorded ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁love ▁my ▁music ▁and ▁who ▁love ▁my ▁D addy ▁so ▁whatever ▁happens ▁now , ▁it ’ s ▁all ▁a ▁bonus . ▁You ▁see , ▁I ’ ve ▁been ▁bl essed ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁people ▁like ▁the ▁late ▁Gro ver ▁Washington ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Joe ▁Sample ▁even ▁without ▁having ▁a ▁record ▁out ▁there ▁myself . ▁That ’ s ▁what ▁kept ▁me ▁going ▁as ▁a ▁music ian , ▁rem inding ▁me ▁of ▁what ▁I ’ m ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁doing ▁out ▁here . ▁And ▁I ’ ve ▁always ▁been ▁very ▁bl essed : ▁my ▁pe ers ▁have ▁always ▁been ▁very ▁compl iment ary ▁so ▁it ’ s ▁never ▁been ▁a ▁question ▁for ▁me ▁and ▁I ▁know ▁music ▁is ▁my ▁life ’ s ▁purpose . ▁It ’ s ▁in ▁my ▁blood .” ▁ ▁L al ah ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁hand ▁in ▁the ▁cre ative ▁process ▁with ▁“ Out run ▁The ▁Sky ”, ▁writing ▁or ▁co - writing ▁nine ▁songs ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁and ▁producing ▁or ▁co - produ cing ▁six ▁of ▁them . ▁O thers ▁contrib