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Ultra Naté 'Free' | The Making Of A House Music Anthem

2024-03-20T22:53:15.083Z

Ultra Naté gives us an exclusive insight into the making of her chart-smashing hit, 'Free', released on Strictly Rhythm in 1997.

After being dropped by Warner Music in the 90's, Ultra Naté decided to 'go against the grain' and team up with Mood II Swing to a create song which would change her life.

Here, Ultra Naté tells DJ Mag the full story of 'Free', from being in the studio recording vocals, watching Louie Vega debut the track at Winter Music Conference in Miami, to seeing 'Free' become the song that soundtracked the world coming out of a global pandemic.

Electronic music history is rich with unforgettable and timeless classics. In our series, DJ Mag explores the tales behind some of the world's favourite dance tracks, told by the people that made them.

Talib Kweli & DMC Talk Jam Master Jay, Run's House, Comics, Recovery, TikTok | People's Party Full

2023-10-19T23:08:43.953Z

In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with rapper, writer, author and founding member of the iconic trio Run-DMC...

The Devastating Mic Controller...

DMC

Run-DMC is often regarded as THE most influential group in the history of the culture. Here's what we got into:

• Their classic song 'You Be Illin' almost never being released.
• Being inspired by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
• Feelings on being the 2nd rap group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
• Being given up for adoption by his birth mother.
• Superheroes being DMC's role models as a kid and how he chose his name.
• What led to DMC having his own comic book universe.
• Taking shots at the Bronx crews that were hating on Run-DMC's fame.
• Jam Master Jay's style becoming Run-DMC's signature uniforms.
• Almost being in the car with 2Pac the night he was shot and killed.
• Jam Master Jay's importance to Run-DMC and being protected by his street status.
• Why DMC never showed up on Rev Run's 'Run's House' reality show.
• Beastie Boys arriving at Def Jam and carving out their own lane in hip hop.
• Not realizing the lasting impact that their song 'Proud To Be Black' would have.
• Why Rick Rubin was such a great producer.
• A new claim to TikTok fame with their song 'It's Tricky' going viral.
• Being blamed for the violence that erupted between rival gangs at a concert.
• How Run-DMC felt about Hammer dissing them on 'Pump It Up'.
• Why he hated his group's 1991 release 'Back From Hell'.
• Their song 'Down With The King' reinstating their relevance.
• Being diagnosed with the voice disorder Spasmodic dysphonia.
• Falling into deep depression and contemplating suicide.
• An awakening during therapy and the moments that made him see life was worth living.

How House Music Was Born (Music Documentary)

2023-05-05T22:05:44.562Z

How social unrest and Chicago’s underground gay clubs led to a global dance movement

"A Public Lynching": Justin Jones, Black Tennessee Lawmaker, Responds to Expulsion from State House

2023-04-07T18:38:15.183Z

We speak with Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by a Republican supermajority in the Tennessee state House of Representatives Thursday for peacefully protesting gun violence in the chamber last week as thousands rallied at the Capitol to demand gun control after the Covenant elementary school shooting in Nashville. A vote to expel their white colleague who joined them in solidarity failed. "They thought they would silence us, but in fact they amplified it, because the nation can see how racist they are. The nation can see how retaliatory, how authoritarian they are," says Jones. We also feature some of the dramatic exchanges that unfolded on the House floor, which Jones calls "a public lynching" targeting the two youngest Black lawmakers in the Legislature.

Members Who Sought Pardons Should Be Expelled From The House - Rep. Ocasio-Cortez

2022-06-30T00:27:07.596Z

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez returns to The Late Show for a three-part interview that begins with her assessment of today's Jan. 6th Committee hearing and her assertion that any member of congress who sought a pardon for their role in the insurrection should be expelled from their seat in the House of Representatives. #Colbert #AOC #AlexandriaOcasioCortez