Check the Credits: Blac Elvis Tells the Stories Behind Writing Hits for Beyonce, T.I., Rick Ross & More

“Slide Show” – T.I. feat John Legend

“I had actually thought Big Boi was going to do it, but Big Boi passed on it. Well actually I sent the beat to B.O.B. first – B.O.B. actually wrote the hook. I don’t know if people even know that – but when I got the hook back I was trying to get it to Big Boi. He heard it and liked it, but just didn’t think it was for him. Then B.O.B.’s manager played it for Tip and he loved the record. They loved the record and put John Legend on it. They played that record every time someone got voted off America’s Best Dance Crew and it was also the theme music for T.I.’s Road to Redemption. It was a lot of TV time on that record. That record was really big, even though they didn’t really go hard on it as far as radio.”