R&B Singer Leon Haywood Dead at 74

Leon Haywood, the soul-funk singer-songwriter and producer, died on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. He was 74. The artist's 1975 single, "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You," was sampled by several artists, including its famous appearance on Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang."

Haywood's godson, Darnell "OG Suicide" Price, told AP that the artist died in his sleep.

-Rolling Stone