C C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (1991) May 2026

: The song relied on a "vocal yin/yang," pairing the powerful, gospel-inflected "soulful house diva" hooks of Martha Wash with the "rumbling rhymes" of baritone rapper Freedom Williams.

Founded by producers Robert Clivillés and David Cole, C+C Music Factory sought to bridge the gap between underground club scenes and mainstream radio. The song’s structure was revolutionary for its time: C C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (1991)

: In December 1991, Martha Wash sued Clivillés, Cole, and Sony Music for fraud and deceptive packaging. She had originally recorded the vocals as a demonstration tape and discovered they were used without her consent or credit. : The song relied on a "vocal yin/yang,"