Slow Jamz

"Slow Jamz" is a single by American rapper Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx. It was released in late 2003 as the lead single from his album Kamikaze and the second single from Kanye West's debut album The College Dropout. The Kanye West version includes an intro and two extra verses by Jamie Foxx, and excludes the original outro by Twista. Tracie Spencer provides background vocals on both versions, and plays the female answer in Foxx's last verse on the Kanye West version. The song marked Jamie Foxx's first single since 1994.

This article is about the Twista song. For the song by Quincy Jones, see Slow Jams. For other uses, see Slow Jam (disambiguation).
"Slow Jamz"
Single by Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx
from the album Kamikaze and The College Dropout
B-side"Badunkadunk"
ReleasedDecember 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)
Recorded2002
Genre
Length
  • 3:32 (Kamikaze version)
  • 5:16 (The College Dropout version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)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)		 "Get By"
(2003)
Jamie Foxx singles chronology
"Experiment"
(1994)		 "Slow Jamz"
(2003)		 "Gold Digger"
(2005)
Audio
"Slow Jamz" (Kamikaze version) on YouTube
"Slow Jamz" (The College Dropout version) on YouTube

"Slow Jamz" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards. The song features a sped up sample of Luther Vandross' cover of "A House Is Not A Home".

Background

The single was given to Twista by Kanye's managers as they had recently got a job at Atlantic Records, and Twista needed a single for his album.[1]

Critical reception

The song received several nominations, including; Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2005 Grammy Awards,[2] R&B/Rap Collaboration of the Year at the 2004 Source Awards,[3] Best Collaboration at the 2004 MOBO Awards,[4] Best Collaboration at the 2004 BET Awards,[5] and Coolest Collabo at the 2004 Vibe Awards.[6] Q magazine listed it as the nineteenth greatest hip-hop song of all time.[7] Pitchfork named it the 12th best song of 2004.[8]

Accolades
Awards
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2004 BET Awards Best Collaboration Nominated [9]
MOBO Awards Best Collaboration Nominated [10]
Source Awards R&B/Rap Collaboration of the Year Nominated [11]
TMH Awards Hottest Collab Single of the Year Nominated [12]
Favorite Ballad of the Year Nominated
Vibe Awards Coolest Collabo Nominated [13]
2005 ASCAP Pop Music Awards Most Performed Songs Won [14]
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards Award Winning Rap Songs Won [15]
Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Won
2005 Grammy Awards Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated [2]
Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards Best Hip-Hop Song Collaboration - Duo or Group Nominated [16]

Artists mentioned in "Slow Jamz"

Chart performance

Slow Jamz peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, for a week on February 10, 2004 becoming Twista's, West's and Foxx's first number one single.[17][18][19]

Music video

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

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 & Jamie Foxx) (Official Remix)

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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

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