R&B Singer Leon Haywood Dead at 74

Leon Haywood, the soul-funk singer-songwriter and producer, died on Thursday, the Associated Press reports. He was 74. The artist’s 1975 single, “I Want to 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…