The House Whitney Built: Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston & “I Will Always Love You” | EP 150

<p>Subscribe to R&amp;R on Substack: https://substack.com/@rhythmandrhymes</p><p><br></p><p>Dolly Parton refused to give Elvis Presley’s team half the publishing rights to “I Will Always Love You.” Years later, Whitney Houston transformed the song into a global phenomenon—and reportedly made Dolly roughly $10 million in royalties.</p><p><br></p><p>AJ and Antonio break down the ownership decision behind “the house that Whitney built” before discussing Kelvin Momo’s dispute with Kabza De Small and what it reveals about Amapiano’s economic ecosystem.</p><p><br></p><p>They also ask how old is too old for undergraduate homecoming parties, investigate Ty Dolla $ign’s mysterious hair transformation, explain the difference between sampling and interpolation, debate whether Rod Wave needs more collaborators and discuss how AZ Chike capitalized on Kendrick Lamar’s co-sign.</p><p><br></p><p>TIMESTAMPS</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston and “I Will Always Love You”</p><p>03:20 When do you become “unc” at homecoming?</p><p>06:50 Kelvin Momo and Kabza De Small’s dispute</p><p>12:20 Is Amapiano bigger than its economy?</p><p>25:20 The Ty Dolla $ign hair investigation</p><p>30:45 Rod Wave, Boosie and interpolation</p><p>36:35 Has Rod Wave’s independence become a limitation?</p><p>39:00 AZ Chike and the Kendrick Lamar co-sign</p><p><br></p><p>Modern radio for global Black sounds.</p>