interesting kind of artifact of the flute and popular music kind of crossing over into American pop. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'") THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS: (Singing) California dreamin'.

Rappers seem to love using the flute in their tracks and, frankly, we don’t hate it. In fact, the best rap and hip-hop is usually lifted by the appearance of a ...

has broken a Billboard record for the longest song to ever crack the Billboard Hot 100. Fittingly, Andre 3000’s flute hit also has a long title: “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap ...