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

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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.

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.

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.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston and “I Will Always Love You”

03:20 When do you become “unc” at homecoming?

06:50 Kelvin Momo and Kabza De Small’s dispute

12:20 Is Amapiano bigger than its economy?

25:20 The Ty Dolla $ign hair investigation

30:45 Rod Wave, Boosie and interpolation

36:35 Has Rod Wave’s independence become a limitation?

39:00 AZ Chike and the Kendrick Lamar co-sign

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