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I first discovered the sample for this track in a record store in Brazil and was hypnotized by it. I called the beat itself “The Traveller” just because of the vagabond gypsy vibe of the sound and when I gave it to Kweli, he built on that vibe and ended up writing his lyrics the that theme.

I can take credit for “producing” this, but only in the sense of bringing the idea to life. The beat itself is produced by DJ Premier. I am, however, one of only about 3 people in the world who hold the instrumental—ask any DJ and they will verify that this instrumental does not exist! I’ll save the story of how I got it for another day… What I can take credit for is all the cuts and scratches, and making sure that the person I let rhyme on the beat is one of the few MC’s on the planet worthy of touching it… the legendary Black Thought.