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Raphael Saadiq feat. Jay-Z - ‘Oh Girl (remix)’

Just leaked, this is my new favorite song, the vibe and everything. I like the authentic, classic sound of the instrumentation— apparently they did that by not plugging in the instruments directly into the pro-tools but by just micing up all of the individual pieces. I also enjoy this story:

Me: How did Hov get on this indie neo-soul record?
Him: Raph played the original for Q-Tip. Tip called Jay and told him he had to hear the record. Jay loved it and did 16 (bars).

I promise I won’t let you down
I’m gonna make you so proud
I’ll keep your heart next to mine
And I’ll be everything you need
Believe me girl

So good.