Bringing her songs to life in the recording studio was probably the greatest challenge, actually, though Ward credits her manager, Evan ???Kidd??? Bogart, a venerable songwriter in his own right for such artists as Beyonc?? and Rihanna, with encouraging her each step of the way. ???He knew that I loved blues and that I loved hip/hop,??? says Ward. ???And he heard these songs that I was writing, an