Slow Jamz
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| "Slow Jamz" | ||
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| Single by Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx | ||
| From the album Kamikaze and The College Dropout | ||
| Released | 2003 | |
| Format | 12" maxi single | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 3:32 | |
| Label | Atlantic | |
| Writers | Twista Kanye West Burt Bacharach Hal David | |
| Producers | Kanye West | |
| Director | ||
| Certification | Uncertified | |
| Chart positions | #1(USA) #3 (UK) | |
| Twista singles chronology | ||
| "Iz That Your Chick?" (with Memphis Bleek & Jay-Z) 2000 | "Slow Jamz" 2003 | "Overnight Celebrity" 2004 |
| Kanye West singles chronology | ||
| "Slow Jamz" 2003 | "Through the Wire" 2004 | |
| Jamie Foxx singles chronology | ||
| "Infatuation" 1994 | "Slow Jamz" 2003 | "Gold Digger" 2005 |
"Slow Jamz" is the first single from Twista's album, Kamikaze. Released in late 2003, the single (which features Kanye West and Jamie Foxx) peaked at number one in the USA for a week in February 2004 becoming Twista's, West's and Foxx's first number one single. An extended mix was included on West's debut album, The College Dropout.
Song information
The song is a tribute to classic smooth soul artists and slow jam songs. Kanye West is the song's producer and supplies the first verse, Twista gives the second and third verses, and actor/singer Jamie Foxx sings the chorus. The song's hook – "Are you gonna be, are you gonna be, are you gonna be, well well well well" – is taken from Luther Vandross' version of "A House Is Not a Home."Twista's first verse is given a memorable introduction with innuendo from West and former Talk Soup host Aisha Tyler:
- Tyler: 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!
- West: Damn, baby; I can't do it that fast...but I know somebody who can. Twista!
References
The song refers to the following soul artists:- Marvin Gaye
- Luther Vandross
- Anita Baker
- Ready for the World
- New Edition
- Minnie Riperton
- Michael Jackson
- Gladys Knight
- The Whispers
- Isaac Hayes
- The Spinners
- Earth, Wind and Fire
- Keith Sweat
- Maze
- Evelyn "Champagne" King
- Jodeci
- Teddy Pendergrass
- Smokey Robinson
- Freddie Jackson
- Al Green
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