Mama Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

Episode Description:  Join us as we travel the coasts of
Cameroon and pay a visit to Manu Dibango and “Soul Makossa”.
Michael Jackson would later steal the famous hook, “ma-ma-se,
ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-sa” for his hit Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’, and
even go on to give permission he that wasn’t his to give for
Rihanna’s hit “Don’t Stop the Music”. We’ll discuss all that and
along the way connect the dots to The Fugees, The Outsidaz, Eminem,
D12, Quincy Jones and his daughters. What we geek out over in this
episode: Manu Dibango, Coming to America, Makossa, crate digging,
Ms. Fat Booty, Sing alongs with Mitch, David Mancuso and The Loft,
The Fugees, Cowboyts, Pace Won, Rah Digga, The Outsidaz, offending
Tupac, Famous Irish bands, Enya, Latoya Jackson, Rebbie Jackson,
Eminem and D12, story time with Boo Kapone. Bonus Material: The
story of the that time Tupac and The King of Pop threw down. Learn
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