

Moore and McRae say they’re now working on their debut studio album, Party, to arrive later this year as a “carnival, festive, feel-good” record. But ultimately, Ghetto Blues fell through - “things happened, the business happened,” Moore says - and the duo still hasn’t dropped a studio record. A second single, “Cluck Cluck,” doubled as the lead single for the Dr. The duo wasted no time releasing a second Santana collab, “Dirty Dancin,'” in 2001, meant to be the first single off their debut album, Ghetto Blues. Still, he can only describe what happened next as “magical.” “ was a genuine mesh, a synergy, and it just worked,” continues Moore, who co-wrote the song along with McRae, Santana and Wyclef. “That’s why they’ve got ‘Wild Thoughts’ now.” “You would have thought he was somebody’s grandfather coming from the bus stop, real talk.” “He came in with magic marker drawn on his sneakers, and we were thinking, he’s a guy who brings in the guitars or something, and he’s actually Santana,” Moore explains, laughing. college tour, and heard the news just before hitting the stage to perform that very song. 1, the group were on the road as part of Wyclef’s U.S. Moore and McRae, now in their late 30s, still vividly remember the moment they realized they had a smash hit on their hands. To date, the track’s music video - in which a young Moore and McRae perform for a raging summer party - has logged more than 95 million views on YouTube, and counting. With its steamy Latin vibes, soulful verses from Moore and McRae and seductive electric guitar riffs courtesy of Santana himself, “Maria Maria” was an instant hit when it dropped as the second single off the Mexican-American guitarist’s Supernatural in 1999, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for a whopping 10 weeks the following year. Not that the original track really needs the reminder. “Because now when you hear on the radio, you hear ‘Maria.’ It’s bringing awareness all around.” “It’s a blessing,” Moore tells Billboard, speaking just over 17 years since “Maria Maria” topped charts. But to Product G&B members Marvin “Money Harm” Moore and David “Sincere” McRae? Rihanna, John Hill, Dr.Some might call Khaled’s choice to sample the Santana track so prominently deja vu. Rihanna, Boi-1da, Drake, PartyNextDoor, Allen Ritter, Sevn Thomas Rihanna, DJ Khaled, PartyNextDoor, Bryson Tiller Rihanna, Parker Ighile, Michael Antoniou, Nathan Cassells, Ife Oladigbolu, Livvi Franc

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