Part 2: https://youtu.be/dgYgLWPNbbc
Part 1: https://youtu.be/89Cp5EwY–Y
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Speech from Arrested Development spoke on following up on the successful “Tennessee” record with two more Gold singles, “People Everyday” and “Mr. Wendal.” While he sampled Sly & the Family Stone for “People Everyday,” Speech said he initially wasn’t very familiar with the band’s music but became a fan because the band’s energy reminded him of what Arrested Development was doing. Speech added that the song was a response to what he referred to as “energy of ignorance vs. consciousness” and recalled not being accepted and challenged because he wore dreadlocks and dashikis.

Speech also said “Mr. Wendal” was inspired by the various homeless people he came into contact with due to the group’s recording space being on an Atlanta street that had a lot of homeless people. After highlighting that half of the “Mr. Wendal” proceeds were donated to the National Coalition of the Homeless, Speech reminisced about being one of the few Hip Hop acts that toured overseas and Arrested Development being many foreigners’ first introduction to Hip Hop music.

Speech reflected on the diversity during the early 1990s in hip-hop and entertainment. He spoke about rap being an educational tool and a lens through which listeners got a sense of life in other states and regions – something people had little access to pre-internet. Later, Speech talked about Arrested Development’s early success and why he, on behalf of the group, turned down a million-dollar commercial deal with Coca-Cola.