"There is a reason that the infectious groove/theme that Wyclef and I created on 'Maria Maria' still resonates today," Santana said in a statement. Santana cleared the remake and issued a statement to Billboard about Khaled, Rihanna and Tiller's using the beat for their new single. The main reason it's such a feel-good song is because it samples Carlos Santana's 1999 "Maria Maria" featuring The Product G&B. “It now is bringing other kids, who had never even heard ‘Maria,’ to be like, ‘what’s that?'” Moore says, laughing.The catchy smash has been in our heads and ears nonstop ever since it dropped. Still, both say they’re grateful in the end for the homage. “Black, white, Latin, all in one room, dancing.” “It was more about hope, bringing people together,” McRae says. Santana has also given his blessing to the Khaled redo, saying that it brings the original track to a “new dimension.” But Moore and McRae say that while they’re grateful for the musicl shoutout, they can’t help but lament that “Wild Thoughts” strips the original of its association with West Side Story, where the musical’s character “Maria” stood to represent both the grim reality of gang violence and poverty and the hope for a better life. There’s no substance to it,” he explains. “I think it’s important for the youth to hold on to something, and believe in something.” I think today, music is, it’s good, but there’s no message.
McRae says the Product G&B “story” is simple: “Music with messages.
Da-Nos and Maury.Ĭarlos Santana: DJ Khaled, Rihanna & Bryson Tiller's 'Wild Thoughts' Brings 'Maria Maria' to a 'New… In the meantime, the two have worked on several tracks with Kingston producers The Heatmakerz, before dropping European hit “V.I.P.” with Kay One in 2013, and in 2015, the dance track “Summer Nights in Brazil” with Mr. 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?
Some might call Khaled’s choice to sample the Santana track so prominently deja vu.
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