The producer also said that he’s cried watching the music video for “Higher.”
The producer said that after the conversation was over the two of them were walking toward his studio and he was so touched by their dialogue that he advised Nipsey to put that into a song. “I was sharing how Nas and Jay-Z and Pac and Biggie and Scarface and like a [Rick] Ross would talk about their life and where they come from,” he said. “You feel it and you hear it from the icon rappers.”
“I played him the album because I explained to him that my album, every song I’m treating like it’s the one,” he said. “That’s the only way to make a classic album…I played him the beat I wanted him on and he was vibing to the beat. I [saw] him taking it in and I told him, ‘Your voice will cut through this sample amazingly, it’s like gospel,’ and I told him I had a hook idea and he said, ‘Don’t play the hook yet’ and already when he said that I thought, ‘Oh he’s special’…He was already writing in his head.”
Fans who have watched the music video for “Higher” have expressed that the emotional visual brought them to tears, and Khaled claims he’s been moved, as well. “He’s a prophet, he’s a king, he’s a father, he’s beautiful. When I watch the video, I’ve cried so many times already. When people play the video, they cry and have the same reaction, it’s so beautiful. The marathon continues and long live Nipsey Hussle. It was a blessing for me to work with him. I thank God that I got to work with him and for his fans to hear the music.”
