Around the time that he released his debut album “Love/Hate” in 2007, The-Dream had planted his flag as one of R&B’s most promising futurists. Amid the glut of ringtone rap and R&B-rap hybrids ruling ...
The ad-lib was popularized on Rihanna's "Umbrella," which The-Dream co-wrote.
The-Dream credited Playboi Carti with encouraging him to reintroduce his iconic ‘Ella’ ad-libs on his first album in 13 years. The R&B hitmaker revealed the exchange happened during a studio session, ...