03/01/2023 03:26:17 PMIt sounds like a plot from a Hollywood movie: a chance conversation opens the door for a hip-hop/R & B artist from Ohkay Owingeh to write lyrics and record a song with Grammy Award Winner Macy Gray. But that is what happened to Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) alumnus Brenda “G Precious” Atencio. That recording, “Unforgettable,” won the Native American Music Awards 2022 “Best Song of the Year.” “During COVID, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time in the right conversation with the right producer,” G Precious said. “And that’s truly how that song came about.” During that conversation, G Precious learned that the producer had the instrumental for a song for a well-known artist and was looking for someone to write additional lyrics. She asked for the opportunity to show him what she could do. She received the instrumental and an idea of what the storyline should be and immediately went to work. When the producer received her draft recording, he said, “This is really going to work.” Arin McKennaG Preciousbrenatenciosjp@hotmail.comNorthern Alumni