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1Xtra Legacy: UK Music Black Pioneers - Taio Cruz

Fee celebrates Taio Cruz as 1Xtra Legacy looks at the UK Music Black Pioneers

Stand up and take a bow Mr Taio Cruz. Fee puts the spotlight on this legend as we cheer on the UK's Music Black Pioneers.

Are you listening good? Fee’s got 1 second of an ooh 4 U. BUT whose ooh is it? Get in touch if you think you know? Pssssst - it's a UK icon.

Glenn D tears up the Midday Mix. It's all about Taio Cruz, Taio Cruz and more Taio Cruz. Well, he is Fee's UK Music Black Pioneer.

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Music Played

  • Gunna

    Pop It

  • Odeal

    Soh Soh

    • OVMBR.

  • Jorja Smith

    Little Things

    • FAMM.

  • Tough Love

    Pony (Jump On It) (feat. Ginuwine)

    • Pony.
    • Epic.

  • DJ Target

    Bring You Flowers (feat. Tiwa Savage & Chip)

    • Virgin Music Group EGA.

  • Miguel

    All I Want Is You (1Xtra Remix) (feat. J. Cole & Rick Ross)

    • RCA.

  • Donell Jones

    This Luv

    • Where I Wanna Be.
    • Arista/LaFace Records.

  • jeleel

    RHUDE GYAL! (Remix) (feat. Darkoo)

    • REAL RAW!.

  • Victony

    Slick

    • Encore Recordings / OUTLAWVILLE.

  • John Legend

    Green Light (feat. André 3000)

    • Columbia.

  • Anderson .Paak & Cordae

    A Good Day

    • Empire / Mass Appeal.

  • Headie One

    Both

    • Relentless Records.

  • Aaliyah

    Try Again

    • Virgin.

  • JAY-Z

    Excuse Me Miss

    • Excuse Me Miss.
    • Roc-A-Fella.

  • Tinie Tempah

    Pass Out

    • Parlaphone.

  • Lotto Boyzz

    No Don

    • Lotto Boyzz Records.

  • Jhené Aiko

    So Good (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

    • Westside Whimsy.
    • Def Jam.
    • 14.

  • Full Blown

    Respectfully Yours

    • Full Blown Entertainment.

  • Princess Wonda

    Desire (BBC Introducing)

    • Princess Wonda / EMA Records LLC.

  • Lil Baby & Gunna

    Drip Too Hard

    • Quality Control Music/Young Stoner Life Records, a 300 Entertainment Label/Motown Records/Capitol Records.

  • B Young

    Jumanji

    • Columbia.

  • The Internet

    Girl (feat. KAYTRANADA)

    • Columbia.

  • Shy FX, Vybz Kartel & Clipz

    Just Love

    • 0207 Def Jam.

  • Jill Scott

    Golden

    • Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2.
    • Hidden Beach.

  • Masicka

    Spend

  • Lil Baby

    Dead Fresh

  • Summer Walker

    No

    • LVRN / Interscope Records.

  • Taio Cruz

    I Just Wanna Know

    • Rokstarr Music Group.

  • Tinchy Stryder

    Take Me Back (feat. Taio Cruz)

    • 4th and Broadway.

  • Taio Cruz

    She's Like A Star (Remix) (feat. Busta Rhymes & Sugababes)

    • Island.

  • Taio Cruz

    Come On Girl (feat. Luciana)

    • 4th & Broadway.

  • Taio Cruz

    Break Your Heart

    • Island.

  • Kirk Franklin

    This Time (feat. GloRilla)

    • Kirk Franklin.

  • Timbaland & Magoo

    Drop (feat. Fatman Scoop)

    • Drop.
    • Blackground Records.

  • Tiana Major9

    alright!

    • +1 Records.

  • kwn

    good girl

    • wnway limted / RCA.

  • Sasha Keable

    options

    • The Flight Club Records.

  • Skepta & Wizkid

    Energy (Stay Far Away)

    • Boy Better Know.

  • Taio Cruz

    Best Girl

  • Taio Cruz

    I'm Into You

  • Taio Cruz

    Rainfall

  • Taio Cruz

    I Can't Say Go

  • Taio Cruz

    She's Like A Star

    • Departure.
    • Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company..

  • Taio Cruz

    Moving On

  • Taio Cruz

    You Are Beautiful

  • Taio Cruz

    Backseat Love (feat. Erick Sermon)

  • Taio Cruz

    No Other One

  • Tinchy Stryder

    Second Chance (feat. Taio Cruz)

  • Taio Cruz

    Troublemaker

  • David Guetta

    Little Bad Girl (feat. Taio Cruz)

  • Taio Cruz

    Keep Going

  • Taio Cruz

    Higher (feat. Kylie Minogue)

    • Rokstarr (Special Edition).
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..
    • 10.

  • Taio Cruz

    Dynamite

    • Island.

  • Taio Cruz

    Hangover

  • Cardi B

    I Like It (feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin)

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Drake & Yebba

    Cold Shoulder (feat. Don Toliver)

    • HABIBTI (FOMO).
    • OVO/Republic Records.
    • 12.

  • Tyla

    SHE DID IT AGAIN (feat. Zara Larsson)

    • Fax Records/Epic.

  • Wxoda

    Vibin

    • Relentless.

  • Tion Wayne & Russ Millions

    Keisha & Becky

    • Virgin EMI.

  • Bow Wow

    Like You (feat. Ciara)

  • Asake

    Sungba (Remix) (feat. Burna Boy)

    • YBNL.

  • Sean Paul

    (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me (feat. Keyshia Cole)

    • Only Hits.
    • Rhino.

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