afropunk premiere: r&b singer kwamie liv puts 90s hip-hop spin on eartha kitt’s version of “my heart belongs to daddy”

Check out Danish-Zambian R&B singer Kwamie Liv’s unique cover of Eartha Kitt’s version of Cole Porter’s “My Heart Belongs To Daddy”. In this updated twist of the classic, Kwamie Liv’s employs a sample of Missy Elliott’s “All in My Grill with Lose Control” creating a late-’90s/early ‘00s vibe, gilded with Kwamie Liv’s sultry vocals. “I love experimenting with mixing different beats and acapellas together. The first time I ever heard “My Heart Belongs To Daddy” was Eartha Kitt’s 1953 version some years back. I totally fell in love with it and with her as an artist. More recently, Baby Duka and I were in the studio listening to 90s hip hop and somehow this track just kind of happened. It’s a playful homage to two musicians we respect and admire, Missy Elliott & Eartha Kitt,” Kwamie Liv tells AFROPUNK.

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