“Every Day Is Mother’s Day” ft. Khari Lemuel - Written by James Ivy Richardson II, Ivyous Publishing, ASCAP. Produced by: James Ivy Richardson II & Khari Woolfolk, BMI. Lead Poetry Vocal: J. Ivy. Lead Singing Vocal: Khari Lemuel. Keys, Cello, and Guitar by: Khari Lemuel. Lead Vocals & Arranged by: J. Ivy & Khari Lemuel. Recorded & Mixed by: Greg Magers, The Attic. Native Chicagoan, J. Ivy is an Award Winning Performance Poet, Artist, Author, Song Writer, Voice-Over Talent, Motivational Speaker, and Actor. His work has earned him a Peabody, Clio, Telly, and NAACP Image Award. The mindset of his self-authored motto, “Dreams Don't Come True, They Are True,” along with his patented breath taking performances have led him to three appearances on HBO’s Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry, two full seasons of NBC’s Sunday Night Football, ESPN’s National Spelling Bee, B.E.T.’s “Muhammad Ali: The People’s Champ,” and more. He has shared stages with Prince, Talib Kweli, Common, Sia, Jill Scott, George Clinton, and more. With the unique use of his poetry he has lent his gift to musical creations with Kanye West, The RZA, Estelle, Slum Village, and John Legend. J. Ivy is widely known for being the Poet featured on Kanye West’s Grammy Winning Album “The College Dropout,” on the classic song “Never Let Me Down,” along with Hip-Hop Icon Jay-Z. He is also the man who gave Oscar & Grammy Award-Winning singer-songwriter John Stephens the name John Legend, as told on Oprah’s Next Chapter. J. Ivy has MC’d and performed poetry for conferences hosted by Deepak Chopra. He was commissioned to pen a poem for NBA Hall of Fame Legend Michael Jordan, which he performed during the 30th Anniversary Dinner of Brand Jordan. As a follow up to his book and album, "Here I Am" and his latest works "Dear Father: Breaking the Cycle of Pain," a book which was published by Beyond Words Publishing, an imprint of Atria Books & Simon and Schuster, J. Ivy is set to release the Dear Father Audio Book and album titled, “My Daddy’s Records: Songs from Dear Father.” "Every Day Is Mother's Day" is featured on this album.