Throwback Thursday ‘Maria Maria’ by Santana ft. The Product G&B (1999)

If "Wild Thoughts" by DJ Khaled, Rhianna, and Bryson Tiller sounds familiar it is probably because it samples "Maria Maria" by Santana and The Product G&B.

"Maria Maria" came out in 1999 and was the follow up single to Santana's smash single, "Smooth" with Rob Thomas.

"Maria Maria" did pretty well in its own right. The song won the Grammy in 2000 for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

The song was produced by Wyclef Jean from The Fugees. The Product B&G is made up of singers David McRae AKA Sincere and Marvin Moore-Hough AKA Money Harm. Both of which were part of Wyclef Jean's posse, The Refugee Camp.

The song went to #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

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