Besides acknowledging and noticing shots that have come his and his friends & associates’ way, Wasiu decided that he wanted to write this song after a special moment in Game 4 of The NBA Finals.

Jeff Van Gundy was talking about Game 5 of the ’94 NBA Finals where he was Pat Riley’s assistant coach for The Knicks, facing the eventual champs, the Houston Rockets. Game 5 is when the infamous OJ Simpson car chase happened. Al Cowlings, aka A.C., was the driver. Pat Riley had a home in LA and bumped into AC during the offseason. AC told Pat that the reason why he was driving his White Bronco so slow was because OJ wanted to listen to the radio and hear what was happening at the end of Game 5.

That shit made Wasiu die of laughter. He was already jotting down a bunch of punchlines throughout the playoffs, but that pushed him to make this song. Also, he’s been wanting to celebrate Gucci Mane’s release from prison, as well as pay homage to him. He’s a big fan of the song “Bricks” from Gucci, where Guwop says, “I’m ballin’ like an athlete but got No Jumper, Bricks!”

Atlanta-based artist Meltycanon made the beat, and also has some vocals in the beginning and ending of the track. Dear Lola co-produced the beat by adding Montreal-elements to it. Although Wasiu is obviously inspired by Atlanta (MTLiens is a homage to OutKast’s ATLiens), this is the first time he collaborates with someone from the A.

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