Express Yourself (Charles Wright
Express Yourself may refer to: * ''Express Yourself'' (album), a 2004 album by Erik van der Luijt * "Express Yourself" (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band song), 1970, from the album of the same name * "Express Yourself" (Labrinth song), 2012 * "Express Yourself" (Madonna song), 1989 * "Express Yourself" (N.W.A song), 1989 *"Express Yourself", a song from the 2012 EP by Diplo featuring Nicky da B * "Express Yourself", a song by Danny Brown released ahead of his 2013 album ''Old Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary *Old, Northamptonshire, England *Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...

Express Yourself (album)
''Express Yourself'' is a 2004 (see 2004 in music) album featuring a jazz trio, led by the Dutch jazz pianist and composer Erik van der Luijt. History In April 2003 Erik van der Luijt decided to record a new album and within a month he had picked 15 jazz standards, most of them from the repertoire he had been playing with his trio for the past seven years. However, three days before the original recording date he changed his mind. Van der Luijt quotes the fact that two members of the trio had recently married and all three had recently become a father as the drive behind the album. An increased sense of responsibility made them search more than ever for a distinctive style in order to draw more attention to themselves. Three days before the original recording date he decided that recording standards was not the best way to do this and began writing his own compositions. The trio recorded them without rehearsal, but decided to wait until the new material had grown on them. In ...
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Express Yourself (Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Song)
"Express Yourself" was written by Charles Wright and performed by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. It became their signature song after its release in 1970 on their album, ''Express Yourself''. The song was produced by Wright. It reached #12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was also their biggest hit on the U.S. R&B chart, reaching #3. The single was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1971, losing to The Delfonics song "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" and ranked #57 on ''Billboard's'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970. Chart performance Covers and samples *Idris Muhammad on his 1971 album, '' Black Rhythm Revolution!'' *N.W.A sampled it in their 1989 song also titled " Express Yourself". It reached #40 on the U.S. R&B chart and #50 on the UK Singles Chart. and was featured on their 1988 album, ''Straight Outta Compton''. *Kurtis Blow on his 1988 album, '' Back by Popular Demand''. *Saccharine Tru ...
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Express Yourself (Labrinth Song)
"Express Yourself" is a song by English musician Labrinth. Written by Labrinth and Charles Wright, it was released as the fourth single from his debut studio album, ''Electronic Earth'' on 7 May 2012. It interpolates " Express Yourself" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, which was the same song sampled by N.W.A. in their 1988 song of the same name, and the famous drum break from James Brown's "Funky Drummer". Labrinth premiered the song live during the results show of the fourth live-semi final of the sixth series of ''Britain's Got Talent'', on 9 May 2012. Maxumi Magazine commented that the track demonstrates "Labrinth's Kanye West like ability to make cracking use of samples that pay homage to their originators whilst forming the basis for inventive new tunes". Don Diablo remixed the single, due to be released as part of the digital EP, but he later revealed via his SoundCloud that the remix missed the deadline and therefore was not included on the iTune ...
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Express Yourself (Madonna Song)
"Express Yourself" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her fourth studio album, '' Like a Prayer'' (1989). It was released as the second single from the album on May 9, 1989, by Sire Records. The song was included on the greatest hits compilation albums ''The Immaculate Collection'' (1990), and '' Celebration'' (2009). "Express Yourself" was the first song that Madonna and producer Stephen Bray collaborated on for ''Like a Prayer''. Written and produced by them, the song was a tribute to American funk and soul band Sly and the Family Stone. The main inspiration behind the song is female empowerment, urging women never to go for second-best and to always express their inner feelings. "Express Yourself" is an upbeat dance-pop and deep funk song that features instrumentation from percussion, handclaps and drum beats, while the chorus is backed by the sound of a horn section. The lyrics talk about rejecting material pleasures and only accepting the best for ones ...
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Express Yourself (N
Express Yourself may refer to: * ''Express Yourself'' (album), a 2004 album by Erik van der Luijt * "Express Yourself" (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band song), 1970, from the album of the same name * "Express Yourself" (Labrinth song), 2012 * "Express Yourself" (Madonna song), 1989 * "Express Yourself" (N.W.A song), 1989 *"Express Yourself", a song from the 2012 EP by Diplo featuring Nicky da B * "Express Yourself", a song by Danny Brown released ahead of his 2013 album ''Old Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary *Old, Northamptonshire, England *Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...

Diplo Discography
American DJ and record producer Diplo has released two studio albums, ten EPs, six compilation albums, four mixtapes, one live album and a series of singles, music videos and other appearances. His alias, short for ''Diplodocus'', derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs. During his rise to fame, Diplo worked with British musician M.I.A., an artist who is credited with giving him exposure in his early career. Since then, Diplo has worked on production and mixtape projects with many other pop artists, such as Die Antwoord, Britney Spears, Madonna, Shakira, Beyoncé, No Doubt, Justin Bieber, Usher, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, CL, and G-Dragon. As an artist, Diplo, combined with his other collaborations Major Lazer, Jack Ü and Silk City, three electronic groups. Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Mixtapes Live albums Extended plays Singles As lead artist As featured artist Other charted songs Other appearances See also * Diplo production disco ...
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Nicky Da B
Nickesse Trimaine Toney (March 13, 1990 – September 2, 2014), known by his stage name Nicky Da B, was an American rapper specializing in the regional genre of bounce music. He released an album in 2012 titled ''Please Don't Forget Da B,'' and his single with the artist Diplo that year, ''Express Yourself'', was one of the year's largest viral successes, featuring in a Doritos commercial during Super Bowl XLVII. He was also known for his role in popularizing the dance phenomenon of twerking. Nicky da B was born in 1990 in New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana in a section of the Carrollton, New Orleans, Carrollton neighborhood known as Pigeon Town, New Orleans, Pigeon Town, in the city's 17th Ward of New Orleans, 17th ward. He was raised by his mother Nicole Toney and grandmother Aline Toney. Nicky graduated in 2008 from West Jefferson High School (Louisiana), West Jefferson High School and attended Delgado Community College. Nicky began writing rap lyrics at age 6 under the name ...
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