▁my ▁situation ▁- ▁my ▁family . ▁I ▁have ▁three ▁k ids ▁and ▁a ▁wife , ▁and ▁for ▁years ▁I ' d ▁been ▁writing ▁and ▁recording ▁and ▁tour ing , ▁and ▁I ▁thought ▁it ' s ▁not ▁fair . ▁Something ▁was ▁missing , ▁so ▁I ▁stopped ▁for ▁a ▁while , ▁re charg ed ▁the ▁battery , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁watch ▁my ▁k ids ▁grow ▁up ▁for ▁a ▁while , ▁and ▁get ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁space . ▁It ▁was ▁product ive . ▁I ▁feel ▁a ▁lot ▁more ▁at ▁ease ▁and ▁peace ▁with ▁myself . ▁Success ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁confusing ▁thing ▁sometimes , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁place ▁it ▁takes ." ▁▁ ▁When ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁produce ▁his ▁next ▁studio ▁album , ▁Ocean ▁worked ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁produ cers ; ▁Ste ely ▁& ▁C lev ie , ▁H ula ▁& ▁K . ▁F ingers , ▁R . ▁Kelly , ▁Tim my ▁Allen ▁and ▁Dor sey ▁" Rob " ▁Robinson . ▁R . ▁Kelly ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁long time ▁adm ir er ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁Ocean ▁as ▁able ▁to ▁mix ▁the ▁more ▁emot ive ▁soul ▁style ▁with ▁a ▁c ros so ver ▁popular ▁style . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁at ▁B atter y ▁Studios ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁The ▁Hit ▁Factory ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁It ▁was ▁mixed ▁at ▁B atter y ▁Studios , ▁master ed ▁at ▁The ▁Hit ▁Factory , ▁and ▁glass ▁master ed ▁at ▁Son op ress . ▁The ▁recording ▁sessions ▁saw ▁Ocean ▁expl oring ▁new ▁musical ▁styles , ▁and ▁the ▁resulting