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Dolly Parton’s rapper nephew Sabyn puts creative spin on country legend’s smash hit 9 to 5
Dolly Parton’s nephew has taken inspiration from his iconic aunt after putting a new spin on her hit single, 9 to 5.
Yep, the 75-year-old gave the rapper full permission to get creative with her hit single and he’s delivered a 2021 take on the classic titled 9 to 5 to 9.
Sabyn, 40, samples the same backbeat and chorus as the original 1981 single however he uses his rhymes to bring give the song a new vibe.
Speaking to People about Dolly’s reaction to the track, he stated: ‘She is very kind and very supportive and very gracious to me.
‘We are not close and we don’t spend a lot of time together, but she was so encouraging to me when I came to her with my new version of 9 to 5.’
He added: ‘I played it for her and she was like, look, you have my blessing to do whatever you need to do with this.
Dolly Parton’s nephew has released his own version of her single, 9 to 5 (Picture: Rex)
‘Everything that people say about her is true. She’s an amazing person.’
Meanwhile, Dolly just dropped a new single of her own titled Sent From Above.
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Released to coincide with her new fragrance of the same name, the dance-pop influenced track proves the music legend is still the queen of bops.
‘Just like the fragrance that inspired it, #SentFromAbove transports you to a heavenly place!’ she wrote on Instagram.
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