The Unusual Suspects Book 2

Iris

I was sitting in the studio listening to the track that Onyx and Dom were laying down. I will say, they did this different but I like it. Onyx came up with a concept where she was like the Devil in the song and Dom was the angel. It was about decisions, deep and catchy. Yeah they gone feel this joint. They still had to clean it up, but I loved the direction it was going in. Me and Paradox were intensely listening to the words along with the beat. It was hard to say the least. "So why don't we drop a mixtape every so often of everyone on the label? You know how Ross does with MMG." Paradox said.
"No one said we couldn't. It would always be dope because yall all work well together. I'm sure yall will start branching out soon though. Maybe get some well known artists to do a feature or two. I mean that's where you get people really listening. Strategy." I told him.
"True that. Little Man will probably be the first to blow though." Paradox said.
"Why you say that?" I asked him.
"Largest following. Cat is that nigga on social media and everything he do, they emulating. That's your breakout artist." he said to me.
"Point taken, but that could be you too. Your streams are getting greater each day. I believe yall all have the talent to be front runners. It's just how bad do you want it?" I said to him.
"I want it as bad as my next breath." He said and I nodded because I felt that when he said it. Onyx and Dom walked back in the studio from the booth. "That was hot yall." he said to them.
"Thanks baby." Onyx said as he wrapped his arms around her. "What you think boss lady?"
"It was different and I love it. You always gotta keep an edge up and yall did that!"
"That beat nice as fuck." Little Man said walking in the room. He came and sat down.
"They already slaughtered that track." Paradox said as he too started bobbing his head again.
"Who?" Little Man asked just before the verses started and we were all quiet while it played. At the end, we started that applause. "Yeah, slaughtered. I thought the beat was nice, but the verses came in hard." Little Man said.
"Yall just saying that?" Dom asked.
"Girl...when the hell you ever been insecure about your work?" I asked her.
"For real, everything you touch, you kill." Paradox said to her. She just sat down.
"I was just asking. I don't know I feel like maybe I was a little bit off. I mean Onyx definitely did her thing on that, but I was just...I don't know."
"You alright?" Little Man asked as he reached out and grabbed ahold of her hand as we all looked in her direction.
"I'm fine. I just I don't know. Maybe I'm putting too much pressure on myself." she said.
"Naw, you're an artist. We sensitive about our shit. I be the same way. Me and Iris was just talking about that." Paradox said.
"Literally. I love all of yall music, but I can tell each of your strengths and weaknesses. But yall lean on your strengths so there's no need to point out anything else. I'm always here to speak life into yall. That track right there is genius! Just like Paradox's The Box freestyle. Depth's song Tales. Aries & Araya's Gemini song. Little Man's Story of I. Yall all can pat yourselves on the back. I can't tell yall how lucky we feel to have everyone that's here and the fact that there's no rivalries here. There is love in hip hop." We all laughed. "But I've never been disappointed with anything yall brought forward. Before I'm you're boss, I'm a fan. Remember that yall." Riek walked in next and took a seat at the piano.
"Looks like a party cracking in here." he said happily. "What's going on?" "Was listening to this flame they dropped." Little Man said to him.
"Bet. Depth ain't here yet?" he asked.
"Naw, she should be on her way though." I said.
"Good, when she gets here, I need her." he said.
"Yall on some freak shit?" I said and we all laughed at that shit. I had to lighten the mood, but considering the history with her and Araya I had to be a lil nosey.
"Naw, I need her on this song I was doing. I was playing the guitar, but it's like I know she could do something with this for sure." he said and we all nodded at that. "But if she wants to join the poly-gang, I'm with it." he said and we all laughed at his ass.
"In your dreams playboy." Onyx said.
"I'm just saying, shorty cold for real. You know in that whole Teyana Taylor type of way." he said.
"Facts, but I'm more of the old Adele type of guy." Paradox said as we all laughed looking at Onyx ass. Yeah he had a type then.
"What about you Little Man?" Riek said.
"I don't have no type. I like em all. I care more about the head on their shoulders. What can she teach me? What can she show me? Does she need me to survive or am I extra in her world? Can she handle my lifestyle? Is she gone dip when shit get rough? Is she strong willed? Can she handle the real me? That's what matters to me." he said never breaking eye contact with Dom the entire time. We all felt that.
"It's getting hot in here, let me slide on out." Riek said. Paradox and Onyx pointed towards the door too and exited. I picked up my book.
"Well...I'll leave you two alone." I said as I left there too. I went down towards the office when I saw Depth walk in the building.
"Hey Love! Riek looking for you. Studio 2." I told her. She looked confused. "Said he had been working on a song and he think you'd kill it."
"Okay, cool cool." she said as she slid that way.
"Look at you mami. Looks like you deserve some time since you been working so hard." Charles said as he stepped out the office smiling. God, I love this man.