"Slow Jamz" is the twelfth track from Kanye West's debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), the eighth track from Kanye West's 2004 mixtape, Kon the Louis Vuitton Don, and the fourth track from Twista's fourth studio album, Kamikaze (2004).[1][2][3] It was released as a single on December 2, 2003, serving as the second single from The College Dropout and the lead single from Kamikaze.[4] It was released by Twista and features vocals from Kanye and Jamie Foxx.
Production[]
The song heavily samples Luther Vandross' 1981 song, "A House Is Not a Home".[5]
Music video[]
A music video of the song is included in The College Dropout Video Anthology. It shows Jamie singing in a room full of albums, as Kanye and Twista rap while dancing in a club.
Chart performances[]
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 200 on December 6, 2003 at #62.[6] It later topped the charts on February 21, 2004, becoming Twista, Ye, and Jamie's first ever #1 song.[7][8]
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Are you gonna be? Say that you're gonna be
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Chorus]
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)
[Verse 1]
I told her to drive over in yo' new whip
Bring some friends you cool with
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 grabbin', calling me Biggie like Shyne home
Man I swear she fine homes (back in the day)
Why she always lying though?
Tellin' me them diamonds (back in the day)
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 play this Vandross, you gon' take yo pants off
I'ma play this Gladys Knight, me and you gon' get right
[Chorus]
She said she want some Marvin Gaye, some Luther Vandross
A little Anita will definitely set this party off right
[Interlude]
Now, now Kanye, I know I told you to slow it down, baby
And it's good, it's all good, it's beautiful, it's beautiful
But now, I need you to do it faster, baby
Can you please? Do it faster baby, do it faster
Damn, baby, I can't do it that fast
But I know somebody who can, Twista
[Verse 2]
Got 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 ain't no messin' with 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 with 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 Isleys
These rims still moving so I bump a lil' Spinners
While I'm smoking on a b dipping through the streets
Bumpin' R&B and I got the heat on the 23's
And I do it (well, well, well, well)
With 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 our every temptation, slow jammin' havin' deep sex
You ready for the world, girl, 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'm lovin' the way you be holdin' 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 with me
And when some Luther come on I hope you feelin' me
And still will be in love wit me, Chi ride
[Chorus]
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
Yes it will
Oh, yes it will
[Refrain]
Baby, drop another slow jam
And all the lovers need to hold hands
And if you ain't got no man, hop up in my Brougham
I keep it pimpin' like a old man, you gots to roll with the plan
'Cause if nothin' then I take it to the dome
When I get to bone, stay up in the zone
Gotta get you home, gotta run up on
And I do it (well, well, well, well)
[Refrain]
Baby, drop another slow jam
And all the lovers, need to hold hands
And if you ain't got no man, hop up in my Brougham
I keep it pimpin' like a old man, you gots to roll with the plan
'Cause if nothin' I'll take you to my home
We can get it on, disconnect the phone
Trying to get you gone, I'ma make you moan
And I do it (well, well, well, well)
[Intro]
Kanye, it's Foxx, man
I'm just sayin' I was talkin' to the girls, you know
And we don't put enough emphasis on the ladies sometime
You know, I was talkin' to this girl
She was talkin' about the music all fast in the club, you know
She gotta drink water 'cause she thirsty
She done danced like 92 hundred songs back to back
With ain't nobody really, you know really try to find out what she feelin'
Like how she feel, you know, you know what she told me?
(Are you gonna be?) Check it out, this is what she said
(Say that you're gonna be) Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oooh
[Chorus]
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
[Interlude]
Yes it will, it definitely will
You know what I told her?
[Verse 1]
I told her to drive over in yo' new whip
Bring some friends you cool with
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 grabbin', calling me Biggie like Shyne home
Man I swear she fine homes (back in the day)
Why she always lying though?
Tellin' me them diamonds (back in the day)
When she know they rhinestones
She's 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 play this Vandross, you gon' take yo pants off
I'ma play this Gladys Knight, me and you gon' get right
[Chorus]
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
Yes it will
Oh, yes it will
[Bridge]
Smokey Robinson, 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
Al Green, oh
Al Green, oh yeah
Ooh, whatcha know about the Isley Brothers?
[Interlude]
Now, now Kanye, I know I told you to slow it down, baby
And it's good, it's all good, it's beautiful, it's beautiful
But now, I need you to do it faster, baby
Can you please? Do it faster baby, do it faster
Damn, baby, I can't do it that fast
But I know somebody who can, Twista
[Verse 2]
Got 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 ain't no messin' with 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 with 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 Isleys
Rims still moving so I bump a lil' Spinners
While I'm smoking on a b dipping through the streets
Bumpin' R&B and I got the heat on the 23's
And I do it (well, well, well, well)
With 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 our every temptation, slow jammin' havin' deep sex
You ready for the world, girl, 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'm lovin' the way you be holdin' 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 with me
And when some Luther come on I hope you feelin' me
And still will be in love wit me, Chi ride
[Chorus]
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
Yes it will
Oh, yes it will
[Bridge]
Sly and the Family Stone (Sly and the Family Stone)
Let's get the party on (Let's get the party on)
Sly and the Family Stone (Sly and the Family Stone)
Let's get our party on (Let's get our party on)
Earth, Wind and Fire, baby (Earth, Wind and Fire, baby)
Let's take it higher, sweetie (Let's take it higher, sweetie)
Let's really set, let's really set this party off
[Chorus]
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
Yes it will
Oh, yes it will
Trivia[]
- In Kamikaze, Twista is credited as the main artist while Ye and Jamie are credited as features.[9] However, in The College Dropout, Twista, Ye, and Jamie are all credited as the main artists.[10]
References[]
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/4Uv86qWpGTxf7fU7lG5X6F
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/6Xu470gdLgDOnFDj5qND1N
- ↑ https://genius.com/Twista-kanye-west-and-jamie-foxx-slow-jamz-lyrics
- ↑ https://fr.rateyourmusic.com/release/single/twista/slow-jamz-badunkadunk/
- ↑ https://www.whosampled.com/Twista/Slow-Jamz/
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2003-12-06/
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/artist/kanye-west/chart-history/hsi/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Jamz
- ↑ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/twista/kamikaze/
- ↑ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/kanye-west/the-college-dropout/
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"Intro" • "Better Than Yours" • "Chase The Devil" • "Chase You Outta Here" • "Lucifer" • "Encore" • "You Don't Know My Name" • "Slow Jamz" • "Knock Knock (Remix)" • "Wouldn't You Like To..." • "Me Against the Music (Kanye West Remix)" • "No More For Me" • "Throw Ya Hands" • "Keep The Receipt" • "Freestyle" • "Stand Up (Remix)" • "Dogs Out" • "Doin' My Job" • "Turn Yaself In" • "03' Til Infinity" • "Defense" • "Through The Wire (Remix)" • "You" • "Certified Gangstas" | ||
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