Whisper x 87th & Cottage Grove

"87th & Cottage Grove" was inspired by a former relationship. I called myself dating someone new (and long distance) but she didn't tell me she was in a intimate relationship already; which rubbed me the wrong way. The details weren't intense, but I was concerned more so with the principle of it all. Since then, I feel I've grown tremendously and wanted to reflect back on times that wounded my pride, ego; I wanted to shed light on my own character development. I no longer want to b tied down by past ills, so it's like a 1-person therapy session. It's like, in order to love another, I must grow from the past, however, now everyone else's perspective is taken into account, not solely my own.

I recorded the song at WhisperMuzik Studios in Detroit, MI. I had the instrumental for over 2 years before my first attempt to write to it. The title of the song came from a conversation with my mother: I pulled up to Garrett's (a popular popcorn restaurant) and she called me, asking where I was, and I responded "87th & Cottage Grove" as soon as I was finished writing the song and immediately thought to myself, "Yo, that's it! That's the title!