Slow Jamz
Twista
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Are you gonna be? Say that you're gonna be Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh She said she want some Marvin Gaye, some Luther Vandross A little Anita will definitely set this party off right (Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, are you gonna be Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, well well well well) She said she want some Ready for the World, some New Edition Some Minnie Ripperton will definitely set this party off right (Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, are you gonna be Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, well well well well) I told her to drive over in yo new whip, bring some friends you cool wit I'ma bring the cool whip, then I want you to strip See you is my new chick, so we get our grind on She be grabbing me, calling me Biggie like Shyne home Man I swear she fine homes, why she always lying though? Telling me them diamonds, when she know they rhinestones She got a light-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson Got a dark-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson I played 'ready for the world', she was ready for some action My dog said you ain't no freak , so you bout to prove my man wrong I'ma lay this Vandross, you gon take yo pants off I'ma play this Gladys Knight, me and you gon get right She said she want some Marvin Gaye, some Luther Vandross A little Anita will definitely set this party off right (Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, are you gonna be Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, well well well well) She said she want some Ready for the World, some New Edition Some Minnie Ripperton will definitely set this party off right (Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, are you gonna be Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, well well well well) Smokey Robinson Freddie Jackson Everything, everything Smokey Robinson Ashford & Simpson Set the party, really set the party off right Yes it will, yes it will (Well well well well) Al Green Al Green Ooh Whatcha know about the Isley Brothers? Now Kanye, I know I told you to slow it down It's good, it's all good, it's beautiful But now I need you to do it faster baby, can you please, do it faster, do it Faster Damn baby, I can't do it that fast but I know somebody who can, Twista! When I catch you looking at the glist on my hands and wrist While I'm laying back smoking on my cannabis When it come to rocking the rhythm like Marvin and Luther I can tell you when I'm messing wit Kan man and Twist in the Chi And I be sipping Hennessy, play some R&B While I smoke a b, you can preferably find that I'm a G And all this (well well well well) Come wit me and sip on some Evelyn Champagne You ain't know Twista could work it like the Whispers? Hit the stop light, move it to some Isaac His rims still moving so I bump a lil Spinners While I'm smoking on a b dipping through the streets Bumping r&b, and I got the leaf, on the 23's And I do it (well well well well) Wit my Earth in the Wind smoking Fire Let me get ya sheets wet listenin to Keith Sweat Put you in a daze wit Maze Fulfilling her wit every temptation, slow jam, and havin deep sex You ready for the world girl, baby come on go wit me I touch you all over your body baby don't say no to me And every moment controlling me I love the way you be holding me when I be listening to Jodeci And when I come over and bend ya ass, you be bumping Teddy Pendergrass I done hit it from the back, to the melody and rode it slow Now I got to go up in it fast, but I'ma finish last No matter how much of a thug you see I still spit it like it's r&b, come to the club wit me And when some Luther come on I hope you feeling me And still will be in love wit me She said she want some Marvin Gaye, some Luther Vandross A little Anita will definitely set this party off right (Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, are you gonna be Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, well well well well) She said she want some Ready for the World, some New Edition Some Minnie Ripperton will definitely set this party off right (Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, are you gonna be Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, well well well well)
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Written by: Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Carl Mitchell, Kanye West
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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11 facts about this song
Release"Slow Jamz" was released on December 2, 2003. This song was released as the lead single from Kanye West's album "The College Dropout" and from Twista's album "Kamikaze".
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ArtistsKanye West, Twista, and Jamie Foxx are the main artists on the track. Kanye West raps and produces the song, Twista performs the main verse, and Jamie Foxx provides backing vocals.
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Performance"Slow Jamz" became the first number one single for all three artists involved. The song topped the Billboard charts, which was a major feat for Kanye West, considering it was his first album.
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SamplingThe song samples two classic soul songs. They include Luther Vandross's "A House is Not a Home" and Al Green's "Let's Stay Together."
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StyleWest used his signature style of speeded-up soul samples for the song, which was one of the factors attributing to its success.
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LyricsThe song celebrates slow jam songs from the 80s and 90s, with Kanye and Twista specifically mentioning several classic tracks and artists in the lyrics.
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Awards"Slow Jamz" was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2005, underlining the song's popularity and success.
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ReceptionCritics appreciated the song for its playful, affable vibe and its appeal as a club-friendly track. Its nostalgic reference to the “Slow Jam” era made it a hit with fans and critics alike.
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VideoThe music video for "Slow Jamz" was directed by Norbert Heitker. It involves a party scene interspersed with shots of all three artists performing.
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ImpactBy reaching number one, "Slow Jamz" helped establish Kanye West as a major player in the music industry and marked a comeback for Twista, who hadn't released an album in several years.
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LabelThe song was released under the Roc-A-Fella Records and Atlantic Records labels. Fun fact, Kanye West was initially signed to Roc-A-Fella after struggling to get a record deal because he was seen as just a producer, not a rapper.
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