Public Enemy's "Cold Lampin' with Flavor" live with Questlove

One Song

Hartbeat

Music Commentary, Music Interviews, Onesong, Comedy, Music

4.9 • 876 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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On this very special episode of One Song, Diallo Riddle & LUXXURY are joined by hip-hop legend Questlove, and a live studio audience packed with the One Song Nation. Questlove chose this week’s song, Cold Lampin’ with Flavor, and the great man guides us through its place in hip-hop history, the Bomb Squad’s prodigious use of sampling, and how it represents a masterclass in production.

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0:00.0	All right. I am actor, writer, director, and sometimes DJ Deala Riddle.
0:04.3	And I'm producer, DJ musicologist, luxury, aka the guy who sometimes talks about interpolation on the internet.
0:10.2	That's me.
0:10.7	Sometimes you whisper it. Sometimes I even whisper it.
0:13.0	This is One Song, and before we get into it, Lecture, we are not alone today.
0:18.1	It's true.
0:18.5	We are joined today by a live studio audience. One Song Nation,
0:22.3	make some noise. Wow, that is so cool. That is really cool. I'm going to get addicted to that.
0:29.7	Can we have you guys come back every time? Seriously, this is great. The endorphins I'm feeling
0:34.1	right now. A rush. Now, usually we choose a song that's the opposite of a deep cut.
0:39.7	If you look back at our previous episodes, we've done Rihanna's umbrella.
0:43.7	Doja Cast Pate the Town Red.
0:45.6	Brittany's toxic.
0:46.9	Outcast is Mrs. Jackson.
0:48.5	Like, you know, huge songs.
0:49.8	That's right.
0:50.1	Huge, huge songs.
0:50.8	But today we're going to shine a light on a very different song. A bit of a hidden gem, if you will.
0:55.5	And you're going to come away from this episode with a new appreciation for what might be considered a bit of a deeper cut.
1:02.1	It's very true.
1:03.0	But listen, if a bonafide hip-hop legend calls you, a man who's won, you know, he's gone platinum, he's won Grammys, he's won an Oscar.
1:11.3	And the guy like that calls you up and says, Diallo, I want to talk about one song,
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