Thank You’s

 

SHAWN:  First of all I want to thank GOD. I would like to thank my mother, Frances M. Rowser.,  I would like to thank Ric Supreme for getting together with me and putting this all together. I would also like to thank Ric's brother Sean for being there and for the beverages to keep us pumpin'!! I want to thank Heather for the rides, the drinks, and the comedy, Clinton Allen, Amanda McGowan, Leslie Hall, my sister Vanessa Rowser, Dawann Rowser, Don Rowser, Keith Rowser, Dominique Rowser, my brother Travis Rowser, Twan Rowser, Tim Gary, Frank G, Jay fresh, my crew MOB, Kerry Rowser, Syracuse NY, Ithaca NY, Cortland (of course!) Demopolis, Alabama, NYC, everyone that I have worked with, the whole Rowser famnly, the Page family, the Gilmores, Red Skull Productions, the James family, LAB, Jay, CEO boss, DJ SLice,  Q45, Flent, DJ Shock, Rated R, Tan So Focused, Tate Music, Tom Scott, my nephew's dad Fred, Margo Norman, NOVAKHAIN, the Recycled Zombies,  my man Cliff, Jermaine, Pam Coleman, Maria Travis, Bronson Marshall, Tasha, my son Shawn Rowser JR, Shaq R. Rowser, Uriah, Keanna Rowser, and if missed anyone, I'll hit you on the next one!

 

RIC: I want to thank the lord almighty for making this all possible! I want to thank my parents Benjamin and Myrna for putting me here and giving me the gift  (RIP) . I want to thank my musical kindred spirit Shawn Melody, for whom without I would not have the gumption to even try any of this, and for making me pick up the pen and write again! I would like to thank my main man Oscar Davis  (BRAND NEW OLD SCHOOL and MR. OSCAR) who pulled me out of my doldrums and got me back into music after I had given up and for also taking me on tour from New York to California in a 1959 Impala in 2011.. I love you man! . I would like to thank the X'plozionz (Eric, Mack, John, Brian, Ernie, Dan Steve and Wes)  for helping me find the voice I never knew I  had. I would like to thank Heather for being there and being who she is... Strong shoutout to Sue Arnold for being a really good friend when I needed one and I promise things will improve on your end,  Shoutout to an awesome friend Debra Moss for being the person you are and leasing your awesomely talented son to me for my band  ;) Katherine Palermo for hangin in all these years, All my siblings, Danielle, Regina, Rachael, Sean, and  Ceceilia... all my cousins (too many to mention!!) all my aunts and uncles, all my nieces and nephews, all my GRANDnieces and nephews (I can't believe I am saying that!!) The Newkirks, Laurences and Saunders', the Bronx, Mount Vernon, everyone in Cortland,  Ithaca NY, Memphis Tennessee, KNOXVILLE Tennessee (see you when I get there),  My nephews P. Holla and Capital P, UPTOWN NATION, DVS, Duane Evans,  Richard Reid, Tony Foster, Maria Campudoni,  Tony Foster, Ron Elite, Chrisotpher, Wilson X Yepez, Ms. Heitmann, Antonio, Denise Alicea and the whole crew (you all know who you are!!) Kenneth (KIDD FRESH) Sandoval, who basically taught me how to rap back in 1987, My best friend Tonya Hairston( RIP) Jacqueline Martinez, Zaida and Jelitza and the rest of the crew (and you all know who YOU are as well!) and everyone else from Theodore Roosevelt High School, The entire section of INWOOD NY, The Apollo on 125th Street, East 187th Street in the Bronx, Hallman  Bates, Eric Fells,   Margo Norman, Chuck Platinum, Beverly, Butch, NOVAKHAIN records, Tate Music Group for believeing in CORTLAND CONNECTION, BLACK IVORY,  the Recycled Zombies, Katie Hall. I would like to thank Michael Jackson (RIP), Clyde Stubblefield (drummer for James Brown), James Brown himself (RIP),, Benny Benjamin (drummer for Motown), Phil Collins, Earl Young (drummer for MFSB) for inspiring me and anyone who has touched me musically , professionally and personally. If there is anyone I am forgetting, please... charge it to to my head and not my heart.