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\nOther gems include the regret-tinged “Dearly Beloved,” which features a dazzling loop of Jamie Foxx's performance on his eponymous TV show, and the flirtatious “Caramel,” which functions as an homage to legendary producer (and D.C. native) Chucky Thompson, who died in August of 2021 from COVID complications. “He produced the original 'Caramel Kisses' by Faith [Evans],” Wale says. “I just want to send a special shout-out to him, because our last conversation was about that record and sampling it, so that's a special piece to the project for me.”
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