I Believe I Can Fly Michael Jordan

Talking with The Boombox, Kelly revealed his creative procedure with this track: "whenever I came across jordan on a basketball courtroom at an athletic club - we hooped together in Chicago - he found myself and requested me personally if I wanted to do a track for his future movie. I became like, 'Yeah!' i did not even ask exactly what it was. [Eventually] he inform me what it had been, we went along to a screening to watch it and that is when I ended up coming up with 'I think i will Fly.' I knew from first melody which was gonna become tune that was gonna take me personally from R&B and into another category of music."

Kelly added the Notorious B.I.G. emerged around as he had been writing the song and immediately saw its hit potential. "I happened to be in a hotel in a-deep rest, thus I kinda dreamt that melody, " he recalled. "we transpired towards lobby along with the protection unlock the piano as it was closed. I began messing around with three-finger chords to give myself helpful tips aided by the melody. And I started hearing… [hums the melody of 'I think i could travel']. I had some 'duh duh duhs' before I really penned exactly what it's. But after spending a couple of hours at that piano, seeing a whole 'lotta women and men arriving backwards and forwards, I happened to be over because place on that piano. Once Biggie arrived in [the hotel] it absolutely was like two hours later, I experienced [begins performing] 'in my opinion I am able to fly, in my opinion I am able to touch the sky, I think about it every night and day, spread my wings and fly away' - I had about this much. He had been like, 'Oh, B, that is a large hit, child.' And it was exactly that."