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One Song

Podcasts · Music

One Song

148 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

On each episode of ONE SONG, friends Diallo Riddle (Emmy-nominated star and creator of HBO Max’s 'South Side' and IFC’s 'Sherman’s Showcase') and Blake "LUXXURY" Robin (Music Producer & TikTok creator) will hilariously break down ONE SONG from the pop music canon that you know - or need to know - but have never heard quite like this.

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Mariah Carey's vocal technique and whistle registerOld Dirty Bastard's recording process and legacyHip-hop and pop genre convergence (1995-2010)Sampling and interpolation in music productionLuther Vandross influence on contemporary R&B singersTom Tom Club's 'Genius of Love' cultural impactBad Boy Records remix strategy and productionMusic video production and artist collaboration dynamicsSongwriting credit and recognition for female artistsRemix culture in 1990s hip-hop versus modern remixes

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May 21, 2026

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

Mariah Carey's vocal technique and whistle registerOld Dirty Bastard's recording process and legacyHip-hop and pop genre convergence (1995-2010)
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Apr 9, 2026

Chaka Khan's "I'm Every Woman" with Danyel Smith

Music Production and Session MusicianshipBlack Women in Music History and Cultural ErasureSongwriting Credits and Publishing Rights
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Apr 16, 2026

Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' production and arrangementGrunge music genre origins and cultural impactKurt Cobain's songwriting influences and ambitions
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Apr 23, 2026

Introducing "Diallo & LUXXURY Talk About Music" on Patreon

Grammy Awards nomination rules and interpolation creditMusic interpolation vs. sampling in modern songwritingCoachella 2024 Weekend One performances and artist lineup analysis
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May 7, 2026

Blondie's "Rapture" with Fab 5 Freddy

Blondie's 'Rapture' production and compositionFirst rap song to reach number one on Billboard chartsHip-hop's early development in the Bronx (1979-1982)
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Apr 30, 2026

Interview with Fab 5 Freddy

Mobile DJ culture and continuous music mixing innovationBreakbeat selection and sampling foundations of hip-hop1977 New York blackout's impact on equipment access and DJ culture
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May 14, 2026

Devo's "Whip It" with Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh

Synthesizer production techniques and multi-oscillator Moog configurationsCall-and-response vocal arrangement in pop musicMusic video direction and visual storytelling in new wave
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Apr 2, 2026

The Beatles' "A Day In The Life"

Beatles' transition from live performance to studio-focused recordingSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as proto-concept albumTape echo and vocal delay as compositional techniques
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Oct 30, 2025

The Black Crowes' "Remedy"

The Black Crowes band history and formationOpen G tuning and alternative guitar techniquesDrum production and the role of silence in song structure
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Nov 6, 2025

Wu-Tang Clan's "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)"

Hip-hop production techniques: sampling, chopping, pitch-shifting, downsampling, and distortionSample clearance and music publishing in hip-hop post-Grand Upright decisionKung fu cinema's cultural influence on East Coast hip-hop aesthetics and branding
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Nov 13, 2025

Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life"

Post-punk music production and composition techniquesCollaborative songwriting between Iggy Pop and David BowieDrum machine and synthesizer technology in 1970s recording
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Mar 26, 2026

The Beatles' "Helter Skelter"

Proto-heavy metal music characteristics and originsMulti-track recording and stem isolation in music productionThe Beatles' White Album composition and recording sessions
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Nov 20, 2025

D'Angelo's "Devil's Pie"

D'Angelo's vocal production and multi-tracked harmoniesDJ Premier's sampling and beat-making methodologyDilla Time and rhythmic displacement in modern music production
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Nov 27, 2025

Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart"

Music sampling and copyright law in the 1990sPostmodern music production techniquesDance music and house music crossover to mainstream
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Dec 4, 2025

Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" with Sam Sanders

Fleetwood Mac band history and lineup evolutionSong structure and harmonic analysis (two-chord progressions, unresolved tension)Vocal performance and technique (three-part harmonies, rasp, emotional delivery)
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Mar 19, 2026

Outkast's "Ms. Jackson"

Outkast's production techniques and live instrumentationHip-hop's geographic and cultural identityAtlanta's role in establishing Southern hip-hop sound
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Mar 12, 2026

Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know"

Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" song analysis and production1990s music production technology and home studio capabilitiesSongwriting process and publishing splits in the music industry
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Dec 11, 2025

Boyz II Men's "Motownphilly" w/ Shawn Stockman: Part One

New Jack Swing Production TechniquesSample-Based Beat ConstructionVocal Harmony Arrangement and Classical Training
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Dec 18, 2025

Boyz II Men's "Motownphilly" w Shawn Stockman: Part Two

Vocal harmony arrangement techniques and tritone usage in R&BDemo vs. final mix production decisions and their commercial impactMotown Sound influence on 1990s R&B and vocal group production
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Dec 25, 2025

Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

Music production techniques: MIDI programming, vocal stacking, isolated stemsSongwriting credit and royalty disputes in music industryChristmas music genre history and evolution across eras
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