Furthermore, Prince alleged that Eng and Salem provided "a draft of a multi-album production and recording agreement" for both Snow and himself. While touring as Snow's DJ in December 1994, Marvin Prince abruptly left the tour after discovering Snow "was receiving more money from management than he was." While listed as only the co-writer of the song "Runway" on the 12 inches of Snow album, Prince claimed to have co-written five songs and co-produced the album with Shan, Eng, and Salem. "Ease Up," "Creative Child," and "50 Ways (To Flip a Style)," were hip-hop inspired songs. Other songs, such as "Lady With the Red Dress," "Girl I've Been Hurt," "Uhh in You," and "Hey, Pretty Love," mixed love ballads and dance tracks with patois.
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Shan recorded "Drunken Styles," another song performed entirely in patois, after Snow and the recording crew celebrated at a nearby tavern in Bayside Queens after a studio session whereas a tipsy Snow performed the entire track free style. Shan described the album as not "raw, straight-up" reggae but more of a hybrid album fusing pop, jazz, reggae, and hip hop resulting in "mass appeal." Indeed, the songs "Informer," "Runway," "Champion Sound," and "Lonely Monday Morning," were dancehall tracks performed in Jamaican Patois. Thus, the song described how a detective incorrectly accused Snow of "stabbing someone down the lane." The song also chronicled Snow's incarceration at Toronto East Detention Centre and prison life. The inspiration for the song Informer stemmed from a late night incident across the street from Snow's Allenbury home. Shan introduced Snow to Managers Steve Salem and David Eng, who immediately signed Snow and created "Moto Jam Records." Salem and Eng became Executive Producers as well and Snow recorded in their Bay Sound Recording Studio. Shan was so impressed by Snow, he invited Snow to begin recording in his pre-production studio in his basement. The album 12 Inches of Snow originated after Snow auditioned for MC Shan in 1991.
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