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Earth, Wind & Fire's "Let's Groove" with Estelle Jun 04, 2026

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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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Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" May 28, 2026

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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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Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy” (Bad Boy Remix ft. ODB) with Durand Bernarr May 21, 2026

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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 "Whip It" with Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh May 14, 2026

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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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Blondie's "Rapture" with Fab 5 Freddy May 07, 2026

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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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Interview with Fab 5 Freddy Apr 30, 2026

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Have you ever wondered where the name hip-hop came from? This week, Diallo and LUXXURY sit down with artist, television host and cultural steward of the early New York hip-hop scene, Fab 5 Freddy, to discuss his new memoir Everybody's Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture. They touch upon Fab 5 Freddy’s earliest graffiti works and how he helped usher graffiti art into the mainstream, his work on seminal hip-hop film Wild Style, his friendship with fellow New York artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and the members of Blondie. And stay tuned for next week’s episode, where Fab 5 Freddy joins the show again to break down Blondie’s “Rapture”

Songs Discussed:

“Rapture” - Blondie

“Love Is The Message” - MFSB

“Bad Girls” - Donna Summer

“Good Times” - CHIC

“More Scorcha” - Count Machuki

“Just To Get A Rep” - Gang Starr

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Introducing "Diallo & LUXXURY Talk About Music" on Patreon Apr 23, 2026

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Hey One Song Nation! We're bringing you a special episode pulled from Diallo & LUXXURY's new Patreon. In this episode, the guys talk about Coachella, break down the viral KEXP performance from Angine De Poitrine and react to some new music by Earl Sweatshirt.

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Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Apr 16, 2026

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We’re taking you back to one of our very first episodes, talking mosquitos and libidos. That’s right, Diallo and LUXXURY are off on a sonic adventure with Nirvana’s 1991 grunge rock juggernaut, Smells Like Teen Spirit. Hear why Diallo thinks it’s one of the most important songs in pop culture, and strap in for some rarely heard Kurt Cobain vocal stems. There’s also a lot of talk about blap-um-blap-um drum patterns.

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Chaka Khan's "I'm Every Woman" with Danyel Smith Apr 09, 2026

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We're revisiting one of our favorite episodes of One Song this week featuring award-winning journalist, author, and podcaster Danyel Smith (Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop). Danyel joins Diallo and LUXXURY to break down Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman,” the 1978 disco crossover hit that launched her incredibly successful solo career. They discuss Chaka’s powerful, dynamic vocal range (just wait until you hear the isolated stems!), how the song became an anthem for female empowerment (among many other things), and Chaka’s professional and personal connections with Whitney Houston, who famously covered the song 15 years later for The Bodyguard soundtrack.

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The Beatles' "A Day In The Life" Apr 02, 2026

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How do you end one of the greatest albums of all time? Maybe you need to bring in a 40 person orchestra. This week on One Song, Diallo Riddle and LUXXURY continue their two-part exploration of the Beatles with one of the greatest album closers of all time, “A Day In The Life.” They dive into the silly hats and carnival novelties that helped create the chaotic orchestral sections of the song, the headlines that inspired John Lennon’s lyrical odyssey, and debate whether or not Sgt. Pepper’s can truly be considered a concept album.

Songs Discussed:

“A Day In The Life” - The Beatles

“Within You Without You” - The Beatles

“Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!” - The Beatles

“People Are Strange” - The Doors

“Blue Jay Way” - The Beatles

“Tomorrow Night” - Elvis Presley

“Shook Ones, Pt. II” - Mobb Deep

“Hey Joe” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

“Hush” - Deep Purple

“2112” - Rush

“Sicko Mode” - Travis Scott feat. Drake