"Diana, what is this about?" I received a call from Diana about an emergency. She told me to meet her at the studio in the back of the club.
"I need you to sing something for me."
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"Sing what?"
She gave me some papers, it was full of lyrics. "Across 110th Street?"
"Yes, I need you to sing the whole thing."
"But diana, this song is about pimpes & thugs? I can't sing about this!"
"Listen honey, if you want to be in the music industry your gonna have to sing about things you don't want to sing about. Its business, don't you want the money?"
"Well yeah."
"Then sing damn song!"
I sighed & put my headphones on. I gave her the signal to start.
Ooo-ooo-oo... Ooo-ooo-oo...
I was the third brother of five Doing whatever I had to do to survive I'm not saying what I did was alright Trying to break out of the ghetto was a day to day fight
Been down so long, getting up didn't cross my mind But I knew there was a better way of life that I was just trying to find You don't know what you'll do until you're put under pressure 'Cross 110th Street is a hell of a tester
Across 110th Street Pimps trying to catch a woman that's weak Across 110th Street Pushers won't let the junkie go free Across 110th Street Woman trying to catch a trick on the street Across 110th Street You can find it all in the street
Ooo-ooo-oo, oh I got one more thing I'd like to talk to y'all about right now
Now, the way the studio is built. The inside of the booth window is tinted so she can't see me but i can see her. So when I saw Prince walk in the door, I was confused. He knows diana?
Hey brother, there's a better way out Snorting that coke, shooting that dope, man you're copping out Take my advice, it's either live or die You've got to be strong if you want to survive
The family on the other side of town Would catch hell without a ghetto around In every city you find the same thing going down Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town
I wondering what they're talking about. It seems deep & interesting like they've been talking since forever.
Across 110th Street Pimps trying to catch a woman that's weak Across 110th Street Pushers won't let the junkie go free Across 110th Street A woman trying to catch a trick on the street, ooo baby Across 110th Street You can find it all in the street Yes you can, oh
Look around you, just look around you Look around you, look around you, uh, yeah Ooo-oo-oo...
I took off the headphones & exit from the booth. As I was about to leave the studio, prince stopped me.
"Where are your going Anne mae? How about we do a duet together?"
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"You want to do a duet with me?"
"Yeah" he handed me a wrinkle up folded up paper.
"U got the look?"
"Wanna do it?"
"Sure, why not!"
"Alright! Two hits in one day!" Diana squealed.
Here we are folks The dream we all dream of Boy versus girl in the World Series of love Tell me, have you got the look
You walked in, I woke up I never seen a pretty girl Look so tough, baby You got that look Color you peach and black Color me taken' aback Crucial, I think I wantcha
You've got the look, you've got the hook You sho'nuf do be cookin' in my book Your face is jammin' Your body's heck-a-slammin' If love is good, let's get to rammin' You got the look, you got the look
Look here
You got the look You got the look You must'a took You must'a took A whole hour just to make up your face, baby Closin' time, ugly lights, everybody's inspected
The music stopped leaving us both confused.
"Diana whats wrong?"
"You two need to leave now!" She exclaimed.
"Why?"
"Yeah! What for? We just started" Prince whined.
"LEAVE NOW!" She shouted.
We immediately exited from the studio with confused expressions.
"What was that all about?"
"I have no idea."
"Speaking of which, how do you know diana?"
"The same way I know Michael."
"You didn't tell me you knew her too."
"Well, she use to work at the club before I owned it. She was very well-known. Now, she has her own club & has on her own career."
"Have you heard anything from the radio station?"
"Not yet."
I sighed "its taking too long."
"You have to be patience about this things. It takes time, anne."
