Love in the 90z

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"Love in the 90z"
Single by Mack Wilds
ReleasedNovember 24, 2015
Genre Nostalgic R&B [1] [2]
Length4:04
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Mack Wilds singles chronology
"Henny"
(2015)
"Love in the 90z"
(2015)
Music video
"Love In The 90z" on YouTube

Love in the 90z is a single by American recording artist Mack Wilds, released on November 24, 2015. The song was written by Elijah Blake, Salaam Remi and James Poyser, and produced by the latter two alongside new jack swing creator Teddy Riley and Scott Storch. With the music video premiering on January 16, 2016, The single was originally intended to be on Wilds's second studio album.

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Tristan Wilds American actor

Tristan Paul Mack Wilds is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and record producer, credited as Tristan Wilds as an actor and Mack Wilds as a recording artist. He is known for his roles as Michael Lee on the HBO original drama series, The Wire, and as Dixon Wilson on the CW teen drama series, 90210. He was also featured in the Adele music video for "Hello". His debut album, New York: A Love Story was released on September 30, 2013 and was nominated for the Best Urban Contemporary Album at the Grammy Awards in 2014. Wilds' second album, AfterHours was released on April 7, 2017.

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Music video

The music video was released on YouTube on January 16, 2016, and was directed by Benny Boom. [4]

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