Slow Jamz

"Slow Jams" redirects here. For the type of music, see Slow jam.

For the independent label, see Slow Jam (label).

For other uses, see Slow Jam (disambiguation).

"Slow Jamz"
Single by Twista featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
from the album Kamikaze and The College Dropout
B-side	"Badunkadunk"
Released	December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)
Format	12" maxi single
Genre	Hip hop, R&B
Length	3:32 (Kamikaze version) 5:15 (The College Dropout version)
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	C.C. Mitchell Kanye West Burt Bacharach Hal David
Producer	Kanye West
Twista singles chronology
"Get It Wet" (1997) "Slow Jamz" (2003) "Overnight Celebrity" (2004)
Kanye West singles chronology "Through the Wire" (2003) "Slow Jamz" (2003) "All Falls Down" (2004) Jamie Foxx singles chronology "Experiment" (1994) "Slow Jamz" (2003) "Gold Digger" (2005)

"Slow Jamz" is the Grammy-nominated first single from Twista's album Kamikaze and from Kanye West's debut album The College Dropout. Released in 2003, the single, which features Kanye West and Jamie Foxx peaked at number one in the USA for a week on February 10, 2004 becoming Twista's, West's and Foxx's first number one single. The Kanye West version includes an intro and two extra verses by Jamie Foxx, and excludes the original outro by Twista. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Q magazine listed it as the nineteenth greatest hip-hop song of all time.

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 verse and the outro, 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's 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 baby, do it faster!

West: Damn, baby; I can't do it that fast...but I know somebody who can. Twista!

The song refers to the following soul artists (chronologically in the song):

• Marvin Gaye
• Luther Vandross
• Anita Baker
• Ready for the World
• New Edition
• Minnie Riperton
• Michael Jackson
• Gladys Knight
• Smokey Robinson
• The Whispers
• Isaac Hayes
• The Spinners
• Earth, Wind & Fire
• Keith Sweat
• Maze
• Evelyn "Champagne" King
• Jodeci
• Teddy Pendergrass

Music video

The video shows a party; at first we see Jamie Foxx buying records for the party then it goes to the party where Kanye West and Twista are. It includes cameo appearances by Common, John Legend, Mike Epps, and Aisha Tyler.

Track listing

A-side

1. "Slow Jamz" (Explicit) (4:06)
2. "Slow Jamz" (Edited) (3:34)
3. "Slow Jamz" (Instrumental) (3:33)

B-side

1. "Badunkadunk" (Explicit) (4:16)
2. "Badunkadunk" (Edited) (4:16)
3. "Badunkadunk" (Instrumental) (4:15)

Remixes

1. "Slow Jamz" (DJ Drama Remix) [Featuring T.I., Kanye West, & Jamie Foxx]
2. "Slow Jamz" (ColliPark Remix) (Featuring Mr. Collipark, Kanye West, & Jamie Foxx) (Official Remix)

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	26
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)	4
Germany (Media Control AG)	58
Ireland (IRMA)	30
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)	15
New Zealand (RIANZ)	9
UK Singles Chart	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	1

See also

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2004 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B singles of 2004 (U.S.)