As if to reinforce the song’s sentiment, Michael refused to appear in the music video – which was directed by David Fincher and shot by Jeff Cronenweth – and instead recruited a number of supermodels (including Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, Cindy Crawford, and male models John Pearson, Mario Sorrenti, and Peter Formby) to mouth the words. It also featured the destruction of the three items from “Faith” that had come to symbolize Michael’s career at that point: his leather jacket (burned), jukebox (exploded) and guitar (exploded).
Amazing. Peep original
So in the spring of 2007, I suggested to Wale that he create an audio manifesto of what he wanted to accomplish as an artist once he signed. DC producer Osinachi, the maestro behind “Nike Boots” who is now part of Rodney Jerkins’ team, blessed Wale with the beat for “The Meeting” and Wale, how do you say, “went in.” This became the first track we played in label meetings and for a time, it was discussed that this would be the intro for Attention Deficit. In retrospect, I think Wale stayed true to the goals set forth in “The Meeting” and you can still hear the hunger in his voice. So 2.5 years later, this track is emancipated. And make sure you cop Attention Deficit if you haven’t done so already.
Click HERE to download
“I get that Akon love, I get the nation where there’s few caucasians saying ‘Wale’s us-A!’”
hyattsville, md (the mall of prince georges pg county):
wednesday, december 23rd
Kicks for Kids v3: Charity Shoe Drive 2009
presented by
the Sneaker Suite x Shoe City x Scion
Join us Wednesday, December 23rd from 2p-8p at Shoe City in The Mall at Prince George’s as we host our third annual Kicks For Kids Charity Shoe Drive event! Last year over 300 new shoes were donated to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington. This year, shoes purchased at Shoe City will be donated to the Sasha Bruce Youthwork, So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.), & the Steve Francis Foundation Organizations. To help in our community efforts, we are bringing you Jive recording artists Raheem DeVaughn, Interscope recording artist Wale, Celebrity Chef ‘Rock’ & NBA Star Steve Francis live & in person. Have an opportunity to meet & greet with our hometown heros & help us all make a difference in our communities by helping those less fortunate & in need during this Holiday season.
Purchase $5-$10 kids shoes or $20 mens & womens shoes at the Shoe City in the Mall at Prince Georges to be donated to the charitable organizations & receive a special gift bag from sponsors like Jordan Brand, Baby Phat, Converse, Broccoli City, & more.
As an incentive to those who donate, Shoe City will also give you a 10% off friends and family discount towards your entire purchase for your last minute holiday shopping. In addition, Scion will have a special gift bag with movie passes, shirts, hats, key chains, & other cool items. We also have NBA Star Steve Francis who will have some exclusive NBA product to give away to those who donate in numbers. All day long, we plan to have a ton of surprises just for helping us in the communities that we live & serve in.
Special Guest Hosts:
Shaqwana from the Russ Parr Morning Show
QuickSilva & Angie Ange from the Q & A Invasion
Nu Battery/JIVE recording artist Don Juan
Special Guest DJs:
DJ Heat
DJ Lil Mic
Radio Spot for Kicks for Kids (via WKYS 93.9fm)
http://thesneakersuite.com/media/shoedrive2009(wkys).mp3
Charitable Organizations:
So Other Might Eat (S.O.M.E.)
http://some.org
Sasha Bruce (SB YW)
http://sashabruce.org
Steve Francis Foundation
http://stevefrancisfoundation.com
Wednesday, December 23rd @ 2p-8p
Shoe City (PG Plaza) 2500 East West Highway, Hyattsville, MD 20782
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For directions please visit http://www.mallatprincegeorges.com
For more information on the Sneaker Suite visit http://thesneakersuite.com
