Jazz (We've Got)
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"Jazz" is the second single from A Tribe Called Quest
's second album The Low End Theory
. A segment of the track "Buggin' Out" appeared in the music video. The sequences from "Jazz (We've Got)" are in black and white, while the "Buggin' Out" sequences are in full color. It samples "Green Dolphin Street" by Lucky Thompson
's quartet, from the live album Friday the 13th Cook County Jail, produced by Sonny Lester
. The original material sampled in the song, was provided by Pete Rock
and was then recreated the exact same way by Q-Tip
(he is the producer of most of the tracks credited as produced by A Tribe Called Quest). Pete Rock is not officially credited (at the end of the track Q-Tip says "Pete Rock for the beat, ya don't stop.").
. Q-Tip starts off the first verse followed by Phife
, who rhymes after the second chorus. After Q-Tip's second verse, he pauses and says, "now check it out", at which point the music stops and Ali asks, "check what out?". Phife answers with, "check this out" and the video shifts into color for "Buggin' Out" and Phife begins rapping his verse. During the "Buggin' Out" sequence, the two emcees are wearing eye caps that make their eyeballs appear very large. After half of the song is performed the music stops, and the video once again cuts to black and white, with Q-Tip finishing his rhyme from "Buggin' Out" as a freestyle.
and Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller
. It samples the widely used "Long Red" by Mountain. "Your Mic & My Mic, Come On Yo, No Equal" From Q-Tip's Verse On "Jazz (We've Got)" (Re-Recording) Can Be Heard On "No Equal" By The Beatnuts From Their 1993 EP "Intoxicated Demons". It can also be said to be a rack em willie kind of video.
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006...
's second album The Low End Theory
The Low End Theory
The Low End Theory is the second album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Released on September 24, 1991 through Jive Records, the album produced three singles: "Check the Rhime," "Jazz ," and "Scenario."-Conception:...
. A segment of the track "Buggin' Out" appeared in the music video. The sequences from "Jazz (We've Got)" are in black and white, while the "Buggin' Out" sequences are in full color. It samples "Green Dolphin Street" by Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson
Eli "Lucky" Thompson was a United States jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist...
's quartet, from the live album Friday the 13th Cook County Jail, produced by Sonny Lester
Sonny Lester
Sonny Lester is a Grammy-award winning music producer from New York City. He started his career as a musician in a big band jazz ensemble before being drafted into the U.S. Army. During the war he earned a Purple Heart and worked under Henry Kissinger, who was an intelligence officer at time...
. The original material sampled in the song, was provided by Pete Rock
Pete Rock
Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
and was then recreated the exact same way by Q-Tip
Q-Tip (rapper)
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest...
(he is the producer of most of the tracks credited as produced by A Tribe Called Quest). Pete Rock is not officially credited (at the end of the track Q-Tip says "Pete Rock for the beat, ya don't stop.").
Music video
In the video, the group travels around the city while rapping about the beauty of jazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
. Q-Tip starts off the first verse followed by Phife
Phife Dawg
Malik Isaac Taylor , better known by his stage name Phife Dawg, is an American rapper of Trinidadian descent, and a member of the acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest with high school classmates Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad...
, who rhymes after the second chorus. After Q-Tip's second verse, he pauses and says, "now check it out", at which point the music stops and Ali asks, "check what out?". Phife answers with, "check this out" and the video shifts into color for "Buggin' Out" and Phife begins rapping his verse. During the "Buggin' Out" sequence, the two emcees are wearing eye caps that make their eyeballs appear very large. After half of the song is performed the music stops, and the video once again cuts to black and white, with Q-Tip finishing his rhyme from "Buggin' Out" as a freestyle.
Remix
A remix (called a re-recording) was done for "Jazz (We've Got)" and was featured on The Love MovementThe Love Movement
The Love Movement is a 1998 album by hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest. It was the group's fifth and final album of original material. Musically, it followed in the same vein as Beats, Rhymes and Life, featuring the smooth, jazzy beats of The Ummah. Critical reaction was mostly positive, for the...
and Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller
Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller
Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller is a compilation of rare material released by A Tribe Called Quest in 1992.-Track listing:#"Bonita Applebum " – 5:33#"I Left My Wallet in El Segundo " – 5:57...
. It samples the widely used "Long Red" by Mountain. "Your Mic & My Mic, Come On Yo, No Equal" From Q-Tip's Verse On "Jazz (We've Got)" (Re-Recording) Can Be Heard On "No Equal" By The Beatnuts From Their 1993 EP "Intoxicated Demons". It can also be said to be a rack em willie kind of video.