This old footage from the mid 2000s makes us witness two thirds of the former R&B trio Playa perform the track “If ya scared say ya scared”. Good old singing with only a piano. There are several videos of live rehearsals by Smoke E. Digglera and Static Major floating around on youtube. Each of their songs feel so powerful to me. The fact that Drake sampled the below performance for “Look What You´ve Done” on Take Care also speaks for their great songwriting and instrumental skills. Not to mention that they had a huge impact on artists like Aaliyah and Timbaland while the late Static is also responsible for songwriting of hits like Ginuwine‘s “Pony” and Lil Wayne‘s “Lollipop”. Damn I feel old but those were the times!
