Gosh, writing this blog post is like the ultimate trip down memory lane. I remember telling people that after the whole experience of essentially introducing a then "sort of" unknown star to the world by the name of Kanye West that if this is the beginning of my career, I can't wait to see what happens next!
So let me share with you the story of how I befriended one of the world's biggest superstars and subsequently helped jump-start my career. I began working as a PA with MTV News in June 2001. A lot of crazy stuff would go down that year. My first of many MTV Movie Awards, MTV's 20th-anniversary celebration, Aaliyah passing away, the VMAs and, of course, the tragedy of September 11. But within my first month of working at MTV, one of our interns, Nick (a.k.a. Aqua), caught me leaving control room A at 1515 and was super-eager for me to meet his friend ... some music producer. So, he walked me to his friend, who was sitting in a chair in the studio lobby, and introduced him. "Hey, Yas. This is my friend Kanye. He did the beat for Jay-Z's 'H to the Izzo.' "
OK, now before I go on, I have a bad habit of sharing my feelings, thoughts, etc., no matter how brutal they might be. One can never accuse me of holding my feelings inside. That being said, when Nick told me Kanye produced "Izzo," I kind of made an "ouch" face. And Kanye asked what that was about. I, in all my Capricornian honesty, told him that I don't really like the song that much. He asked why. I explained, and pretty much from then on, I think I won Kanye's friendship.
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