; don't listen

[benicio otero]

BENI Sounds like you're still bossing me around. Aren't you tired of being the boss all the time? I gotta go to Miami for a second, I'm sure I'll find something good.

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E I won't be in the studio! A little sunshine won't be too bad either. I feel like you chase it.

[benicio otero]

BENI Ok good, that's my domain. If the people I worked with were all in Alaska and Canada I don't know if I could do it. Have you been to Miami?

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E I'll leave you be - little levers and all. They probably don't record much up there, do they? Yes, though. Went with a big crew in college, was an experience. Another place where time kind of forgets itself.

[benicio otero]

BENI I'll tell you what you can touch, that's all. For some genre maybe, but not Latin music. Not anyone I know anyway. Miami will always have a place in my heart, but it does play tricks on you. I moved there and boom, it was six years.

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E Yes sir. Drake probably has a studio up there, hometown and all. New York's likely the same. Blinked and it's been 3 years, 7 if you count college upstate.

[benicio otero]

BENI Can I get that on recording? Two for me here and I'm not even close to being bored.

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E Nope, out of my scope of work I believe. If you are, then it's time to go. To where, no clue! Nothing quite like it, even if I only know a finite piece.

[benicio otero]

BENI Hmm we'll see. I'd love to meet anyone who thinks they've done and seen everything here. You've always been in the same neighborhood?

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E Negotiating are we? They're clearly lying. Yes - same apartment, same neighborhood. Let's just say it's 'rent-controlled'.

[benicio otero]

BENI Sure. What are you offering? I hear that's the magic word. How's my favorite doorman been, the Dominican?

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E One (1) phrase you can record, of our mutual agreement. With select usage rights pending approvals. What are you offering? Something like that, yes. He's been good! Going to visit his family next month, he's very excited. Been very smiley.

[benicio otero]

BENI You can receive a private tour with all the buttons you want to touch, and your choice of (1) hearing an unreleased song or (2) me singing anything of your choosing. My lease is up in May. Where do you think I would like next? That's good, I like him.

[rosie de la cruz]

R O S I E What if the song I want you to sing is "I'm Just Ken"? Gotta be specific. Depends what you're looking for. I'm also not the best to ask, have stayed a Chelsea girl. He's nice - they all are. I'm sure they've seen some things too.

[benicio otero]

BENI Any song. No limits. If I ever look in Chelsea you'll be the first to know since you're the expert. Wouldn't want to start a turf war. I do like my place though. You giving them trouble still?