Thread by @jperiodBK

Gather round children. Let me tell you a story...

A Thread.

When I was 19 I wrote a letter to The Fugees, debating Wyclef on the meaning of one of his lyrics (yes, I know: #HipHopNerdAlert).

I was just a kid, no connections, and sent it to the address on the back of the album.

Miracle #1: the letter (addressed to "The Fugees c/o Columbia Records" and send to the main Columbia address!) somehow reached him.

Miracle #2: Wyclef actually responded. He CALLED ME to discuss.

Proof? Last week I unearthed this voicemail from an old cassette!

It was an unbelievable act of generosity from a superstar. The conversation lasted nearly an hour. I was floored, even more by what came next: a lyric on The Score dedicated to the Kid.

I was just a fan, and the fact that Wyclef went so far to bless me will never be forgotten.

Years later, after I’d produced the Lauryn Hill mixtape, I met Clef again - now as J.PERIOD - under very different circumstances.

I’d been called in by my brother @Romarley to put cuts on the Fugees latest song "Take It Easy” at Platinum Studios.

Irony was: Clef didn’t realize I was the same kid. When he found out, it blew his mind. Somehow the Kid who’d written a letter had written himself all the way into the studio, and putting cuts on that last Fugees song was like a final stamp on the story.

Ultimate full circle.

This is me and Clef last night, laughing about it at @TheRoots #GrammyJam.

Artists, be good to your fans! You never know who your next act of generosity might inspire.