dᵻspˈaɪt bˌiːɪŋ nˈoʊɾɪsəbli æbsˈɛnt fɹʌmðə ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ stˈuːdɪˌoʊz fɔːɹ mˈoʊst əv ðɪs dˈɛkeɪd, hˈæf pˈaɪnt ɛndʒˈɔɪd ɹˈɛlətˌɪv səksˈɛs wɪð lˈiːɡəl wiː lˈiːɡəl hɪz fˈɜːst stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ˈælbəm wɪðˌɪn ɐ tˈɛnjˈɪɹ pˈiəɹɪəd.
Despite being noticeably absent from the recording studios for most of this decade, Half Pint enjoyed relative success with Legal We Legal (his first studio album within a ten-year period).