
“Turn My Swag On” has been Telephoned! The NYC group just announced the release of their newest track featuring Telli Federline of the party rap crew Ninjasonik. Sammy & Maggie transform Soulja Boy’s original into a “Live Your Life” style pop hook just before destroying their creation into rugged dubstep . Expanding on the Telephoned formula, the new song makes their potential clear.
“Turn My Swag On” | download
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Telephoned was born one night in Brooklyn when DJ/producer Sammy Bananas & singer/party starter Maggie Horn decided to record their own version of T-Pain’s “Can’t Believe It”. Their track was neither remix nor cover – instead, the duo fashioned a postmodern take on both, warping the original beat into a hypnotic club track and bringing out the dreamy qualities only hinted at in Pain’s auto-tuned melodies. Sammy & Maggie’s fresh “Can’t Believe It” quickly became a DJ favorite – even making it into mix rotation on LA hip-hop station Power 106! – so they decided to keep recording as a team, cleverly named after the kids game of Telephone: no faithful copies, just a party line of unexpected twists.
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For their second release, “Pop Champagne” they transformed Ron Browz’ rap hit into a spacey dancefloor gem (“Bottle service electro meets Triplets Of Belleville!” says Ms Horn) that’s instantly addictive and massively charming.
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Sammy Bananas | Maggie Horn | Telephoned