| "Jazz (We've Got)" | ||||
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| Single by A Tribe Called Quest | ||||
| from the album The Low End Theory | ||||
| B-side | "Buggin' Out" | |||
| Released | November 27, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Jazz rap | |||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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| Producer(s) | A Tribe Called Quest | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Jazz (We've Got) Buggin' Out" on YouTube | ||||
"Jazz (We've Got)" is the second single from A Tribe Called Quest's second album The Low End Theory. The original material sampled in the song was provided by Pete Rock, and was then recreated in a similar way by Q-Tip.[1][2] Although Pete Rock is not officially credited, Q-Tip credits him in the outro of the track, rapping "Pete Rock for the beat, ya don't stop."[3]
Rolling Stone lists "Jazz (We've Got)" on their list of 20 essential songs from the group.[4] On their list of 10 lyrics that prove Phife Dawg's talent, Pitchfork included a rhyme from "Jazz (We've Got)": "Make sure you have a system with some phat house speakers / So the new shit can rock, from Bronx to Massapequa."[5] The article notes that, "these kinds of stunt rhymes may not have been the most common component of Phife's lyrical arsenal, but they were usually the most 'oh shit' moments in any given verse, since they sounded so unexpected without really feeling forced."[5]
- ^ Wax Poetic interview - Pete Rock - tribe.net Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Exclusive: Q-Tip Interview. MOOVMNT.com. Retrieved on 2016-12-16.
- ^ "Wax Poetic interview - Pete Rock - tribe.net". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ Harris, Christopher R. Weingarten,Jon Dolan,Mosi Reeves,Jason Newman,Keith; Weingarten, Christopher R.; Dolan, Jon; Reeves, Mosi; Newman, Jason; Harris, Keith (2016-03-23). "A Tribe Called Quest: 20 Essential Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "A Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg: 10 Lyrics That Prove His Prowess". Pitchfork. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2021-10-08.