"At the beginning of Spike Lee's " Highest 2 Lowest," music producer David King (Denzel Washington) does not pay much attention when his son recommends a young singer. But in the movie's last scene, King finally listens to the young woman his son wanted him to hear. That singer is Aiyana-Lee, who co-wrote the song that lets the audience see King doing what he loves most and does best: discovering extraordinary talent."
"So, a bit of a crazy story. Spike Lee DM'd me on Instagram, which feels like the most movie moment that could have happened. He was like, "This is the real Spike Lee." That's how he started it. "A long paragraph to follow," in true Spike Lee fashion. And I saw the checkmark, and I was like, "Maybe it's a fan who paid for the check mark. Maybe it really is him.""
"So what was it that he responded to? I had posted this song that I had written in my bedroom called " My Idols Lied to Me." My previous record label had been sold, and I was on the verge of being homeless, and there was just so much going on in my life where I felt like I had hit my lowest low, no pun intended. And then for that to have come right after writing the"
Aiyana-Lee received a direct Instagram DM from Spike Lee verifying his identity with a checkmark and inviting a meeting. She met him the same day and found him genuine. She had posted a bedroom-written song titled "My Idols Lied to Me" about losing her record label and nearly becoming homeless, capturing a low point and emotional liberation. She provided Spike Lee with multiple songs to choose from. One co-written song appears in the film's final scene, allowing the audience to see music producer David King discovering extraordinary talent. Aiyana-Lee made her first movie appearance opposite Denzel Washington.
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