James Bailey
June 5th marks the 20th anniversary of Alicia Key’s 2001 Grammy-winning debut album, Song in A Minor.
In an exclusive commentary video from Tidal, Keys reflected over recording one of her favorite tracks from the album, “Rock Wit U,” with the legendary Issac Hayes, who passed in 2008.
“Isaac Hayes was one of the most amazing arrangers and producers of all time, period,” Alicia declares. “And ‘Rock Wit U’ was definitely inspired by his style of creating music — that real ’70s energy, that ’70s vibe, a lot of kind of guitar. You had strings, and you had long intros, and you had very dramatic