Leon Thomas - Mutt

Hrishikesh Hirway· Host0:00

You're listening to Song Exploder, where musicians take apart their songs and piece by piece tell the story of how they were made. I'm Hrishikesh Hirway. This episode of Song Exploder is made possible by IBM. It was recorded in front of a live audience at IBM's offices in New York City, and it was a great experience. I learned a lot about the work that IBM's doing in partnership with the Grammys, which includes the Grammy IQ trivia game that you can check out at IQ.grammy.com. It was built with IBM Watsonx, and it's just one of the ways IBM helps create smarter business. This episode contains explicit language. [upbeat music] Leon Thomas is a singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. He's nominated for six Grammys at this year's Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best R&B Album, and Album of the Year for Mutt. Mutt is his second album, and I talked to Leon about the title track, which was a breakout hit. He'd already won a Grammy for his work with SZA, but he reached a new level in his own career with this song and this album. I also spoke to David Phelps and Rob Garinger, AKA D Phelps and Freaky Rob, who produced the song.

Leon Thomas· Guest1:08

She said, "Take your time, what's the rush?" Ooh. I said, "Baby, I'm a dog, I'm a mutt" Ooh. She said, "Take your time, what's the rush?" Ooh. I said, "Baby, I'm a dog, I'm a mutt. I'm a dog, I'm