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This week, we're taking you back to another of our favorite episodes... so get ready to share the spice of life and glide like a 747 to a classic cookout jam from one of the best selling bands of all time! On this episode of One Song, Grammy Award-winning pop star, rapper, and actress Estelle joins Diallo and LUXXURY to talk about Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1981 hit “Let’s Groove.” They break down band leader Maurice White and his bandmates’ recipe for creating certified gold songs and albums that blend funk, soul, disco, jazz, and beyond; and how their music spreads messages of Afrocentricity, universal love, harmony, and spiritualism.

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This episode is made in partnership with Spotify. SongDNA beta is available on Spotify Premium. Check out This Is How We Do It on mobile here: https://open.spotify.com/track/6uQKuonTU8VKBz5SHZuQXD/dna?si=re8LBCVNSLWW4zl2LKSSQg&pi=BWykl12PTk22r

This week, we’re bringing the old school back and diving deep into Montell Jordan’s 90’s party anthem “This Is How We Do It”. Diallo & LUXXURY break down the song’s iconic sample of Slick Rick’s “Children’s Story” and use SongDNA to show the intricate web of connected songs, taking us all the way back to an oft-sampled 70’s Jazz track. Diallo shares his perfect wedding DJ set and just where you want “This Is How We Do It” to come in, and the guys try to guess which other songs emerged from the same classic sample that birthed “Children’s Story” and in turn “This Is How We Do It”.

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SONGS DISCUSSED:

“This Is How We Do It” - Montell Jordan

“Children’s Story” - Slick Rick

“The Rain” - Oran “Juice” Jones

“Somethin’ 4 Da Honeyz” - Montell Jordan

“Got to Give It Up” - Marvin Gaye

“Atomic Dog” - George Clinton

“Gin And Juice” - Snoop Dogg

“N.Y. State of Mind” - Nas

“Get Ur Freak On” - Missy Elliot

“DNA” - Kendrick Lamar

“Humble” - Kendrick Lamar

“Take Me To The Mardi Gras” - Bob James

“Angela (Theme from ‘Taxi’)” - Bob James

“Nautilus” - Bob James

“In the Air Tonight” - Phil Collins

“Milkshake” - Kelis

“Drop It Like It’s Hot” - Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams

“Money (Dollar Bill Y’all)” - Jimmy Spicer

“C.R.E.A.M.” - Wu-Tang Clan

“Daytona 500” - Ghostface Killah

“Beats To The Rhyme” - Run-DMC

“Follow The Leader” - Eric B. & Rakim

“I Want You” - Common

“Feel Like Making Love” - Bob James

“Submarine” - Bob James

“Clap Your Hands” - A Tribe Called Quest

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This week on One Song, we're re-sharing another favorite from our archives. This time, Diallo Riddle and LUXXURY are joined by singer, Durand Bernarr. The trio explore Mariah Carey’s Fantasy, and talk through every single one of Mariah’s five octaves — not to mention her whistle registers. But, because we’re talking the Bad Boy Remix version of Fantasy, there’s also a lot of ODB high jinx. Including Diallo’s story about the time he had a brush with the ol’ dirty doggy himself.

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Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale join Diallo & LUXXURY to break down their classic new-wave hit “Whip It.” They discuss the band’s origins at Kent State, share the surprising influences on the song from Roy Orbison to Thomas Pynchon, and break down that iconic music video.
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Fab 5 Freddy says One Song’s fly, stems are playing, you’ll say “my my!” This week, Fab 5 Freddy returns to help Diallo and LUXXURY breakdown the first Billboard #1 song to feature rapping, Blondie’s “Rapture”.  They touch on earlier takes on the song, including an unreleased Fab 5 Freddy verse that may have influenced the song, Freddy shares his experience when he first heard the song, and he talks about how his experience appearing in and creating art for that iconic music video helped him secure his role as host of Yo! MTV Raps.

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Songs Discussed:

“Rapture” - Blondie

“Yuletide Throwdown” - Blondie feat. Fab 5 Freddy

“Golden Years” - David Bowie

“Do That to Me One More Time” - Captain & Tenille

“Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” - Rod Stewart

“They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” - Pete Rock & C..L. Smooth

“The Hardest Part” - Blondie

“Wordy Rappinghood” - Tom Tom Club

“Rapper’s Delight” - Sugarhill Gang

“Buffalo Gals” - Malcolm McLaren

“Beat Bop” - Rammellzee vs. K-Rob

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