“Juicy Fruit,” the biggest hit from his self-titled R&B ... Me and He which spawned another hit record and 1986’s Theater of the Mind. Mtume was later credited on songs by Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, and ...

bringing new ears to Mtume’s sensual opus “Juicy Fruit,” a funk track which has underpinned over 100 songs, particularly in hip-hop. Mtume might also be the first funk group ever ensnared in ...

But the song didn’t blow up until ... s road band who’d go on to form the group Mtume and create the widely sampled early-’80s hit “Juicy Fruit” — this romantic ballad reunited Flack ...

The song itself is still solid ... Laced with a sample of Mtume’s “Juicy Fruit,” the instrumental is neonic R&B fit for a Barney sing-along. Ditto for the aspirational hook.

This song was so captivating and addictive that ... It epitomizes so much of what hip-hop is about: taking from the old, with that Mtume “Juicy Fruit” sample, and recreating it for a new ...

Sometimes a song becomes famous as a sample because of its repeated ... to dealing drugs before artistic recognition and financial success – sits on a bed of Mtume’s Juicy Fruit. Produced by Poke of ...

The rap game is a cold. wild world. A rapper named The Notorious Bigg One is upset that he was allegedly ripped off. The game is dirty. They are going hard at Puffy, and Biggie too by default.

The viral trend showcases individuals play fighting to the instrumental beat of Mtume’s 1983 song “Juicy Fruit.” Kelly Rowland and Marsai Martin participate in the Juicy Fruit dance ...

In 1983, “Juicy Fruit” went to number one on the ... A Newark native, Tawatha Agee has recorded over 1000 songs, including many with James Mtume. She continues to record and perform to this ...

Curtis, who also produces the song. Released in 2007 as the third single from Cole ... An uptempo number featuring samples from Juicy Fruit by Mtume and Don’t Stop the Music by Yarbrough and Peoples, ...

“Juicy Fruit,” the biggest hit from his ... and 1986’s “Theater of the Mind.” Mtume was later credited on songs by Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, and K-Ci and Jo-Jo. Mtume became a radio ...