“When I’d socialize, I would come across young people who were heavily involved in crypto projects of all kinds and I learned from the ground up,” says Bravo. Without any in-person meetings to attend, Bravo spent a lot of time talking randomly to people about bitcoin BTCUSD, +1.92%, particularly around Dorado Beach, named for the Spanish word for “golden,” just 23 miles west of the capital of San Juan. Wandering around in flip flops on sandy stretches of Caribbean coastline on Puerto Rico’s north shore, Bravo found that many of the people he met were passionate about cryptocurrencies and eager to share their views. Orlando Bravo, the billionaire chief of private equity firm Thoma Bravo, had left San Francisco to spend the first months of the pandemic on the island where he grew up. “Street Love” is available from in both its 15-track version and 17-track version.While the nation was in lockdown mode in the spring of 2020, the nation’s most successful private equity software investor found himself in Puerto Rico with nothing to do. “Street Love” delivers 15 full tracks (17 if you get the deluxe version), so you definitely get your money’s worth. The biggest hit from “Street Love” is “You” and its accompanying remix, both of which famously sample Spandau Ballet’s “True”.

“One For Me” will sound familiar to you, in that it samples Art of Noise’s “Moments in Love”. “Take You Home” captures the overall vibe of the album- adult, playful and fun. The title track is a mid tempo groove that would have served well as a single. Ad-lib the lyrics to fit your personal situation as necessary as Lloyd sings, “I was just playing with those girls, I was gon’ get right back”. If you need to grovel, this is your track. “Player’s Prayer” is one of my favorite tracks off the album. The cd includes excellent production by James “J Lack” Lackey, aka Usher’s younger brother on the track “Hazel” and the dance hit “Get It Shawty”. It’s a fun, age appropriate ride through modern r&b. “Street Love” also makes a great house party soundtrack.

When the family is going on a road trip, this is one cd that has been requested multiple times. This is one cd that can be listened to from beginning to end with no skipping. When the discussion of most slept on cds released in recent years arises, “Street Love” always pops into my mind.

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