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"Juicy Fruit" is a song written by James Mtume and released as the lead-off single from Mtume's third album, also titled Juicy Fruit. It features lead vocals by Tawatha Agee. The mid-tempo song is Mtume's most well-known, proving enormously successful on R&B radio stations when first released. The song is about oral sex. [4] [5]
Mtume (pronounced em-tu-may) was an American funk and soul group that rose to prominence during the early 1980s and had several R&B hits during its career. Its founder, former percussionist James Mtume , previously played and toured with Miles Davis in the early 1970s. [ 1 ]
Mtume's R&B group, also called Mtume, is best known for the 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit", which has been repeatedly sampled, most notably by The Notorious B.I.G. on his hit "Juicy". [1] Mtume the band also had a top-five R&B hit with the single "You, Me, and He". [1]
James Mtume, the R&B and jazz percussionist, recording artist and producer best known for the 1983 smash “Juicy Fruit” and his work with Miles Davis and other top jazz musicians, has died at ...
The song "Juicy Fruit" is a staple hip-hop sample. It is sampled in the following songs: "Juicy" by Wrecks-N-Effect "Juicy" by Next "Do You See" by Warren G "This D.J." by Warren G "Loving You" by Jennifer Lopez "Faithfully" by Faith Evans "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G. "Let It Go" by Keyshia Cole
The album featured an answer record to the Mtume song "Juicy Fruit" called "Sugar Free". [5] It peaked at #13 on the Billboard R&B chart and #45 on the UK Singles Chart. [6] Another moderately successful single from the album include "Nobody but You", reaching number 59 on the R&B chart. [7]
Juicy Fruit is an American brand of chewing gum made by the Wrigley Company, a U.S. company that since 2008 has been a subsidiary of the privately held Mars, Incorporated. It was introduced in 1893, and in the 21st century the brand name is recognized by 99 percent of Americans, with total sales in 2002 of 153 million units.
Juicy Fruit (Mtume song) L. Let It Go (Keyshia Cole song) N. Never Knew Love Like This Before; New Americana; O. The One (Tamar Braxton song) P. Put Your Body In It ...