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New Jack Swing (song)

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"New Jack Swing"
Song
B-side"Leave the Mike Smokin"

New Jack Swing is a song by Wreckx-N-Effect (then called Wrecks-N-Effect) from their 1989 debut album Wrecks-N-Effect,which featured special guest star Teddy Riley. The song hit number one on the Billboard Rap chart. It featured samples of The Village Callers' 1967 song "Hector", Parliament's 1976 song "Give Up the Funk", Funky Drummer, Funky President and Soul Power.The single reached No.1 on the Hot Rap Tracks.

"New Jack Swing" appears in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game soundtrack, on the fictitious radio station CSR 103.9.

Description

It is essentially a hip hop song which contains a sample from The Jungle Brothers debut album.

Details

The 12" includes a future-house segment complete with an organ and a synth in place of what could have been a church-organ.

References

  1. ^ Josephs, Brian (July 20, 2012). "The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs". Complex. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/wrecks-n-effect-mw0000196096
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