“My mother’s dream to sing, is fulfilled in me, my father’s dream of songwriting, is fulfilled in me, my great-grandmother’s dream to act, is fulfilled in me and my uncle’s dream to be a guitarist is fulfilled in me! I am my family’s dream. The physical manifestation of their dreams.”

- – Slickback a/k/a Braided Up Pimpin’ talks with Tanika Ray about the motivation behind his album