When Link arrived at the Link Music Studio, he saw Mars busy in the recording room, accompanied by two young men, one white and one black.
According to Mars, the white guy named Philip Lawrence was the technician of the trio, responsible for providing equipment, selecting music segments, and offering references; the black guy, Ali Levine, wearing glasses, was in charge of harmonies and accompaniment.
They were his colleagues at Atlantic Records, and because they got along well, the three of them formed a production team called The Smeezingtons.
Link found these two somewhat familiar, as if they had appeared in Mars's music videos, his right-hand men.
This was even better, a three-for-one deal, he decided to call Ivanka later and poach this whole crew.
"Mr. Baker, there are a lot of spoken parts in 'Lighters', do you want to try them yourself, or find another rapper to collaborate with?"
Mars asked, sitting on the sofa.
