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Jazzmatazz, a play on words that titles one of the most rap albums of the 90s.
Jazzmatazz is Guru, the other half of Gangstarr Foundation to be clear, executive producer and creative mind behind the album.
Guru is not the rapper from the ghetto: Guru, like Spike Lee, comes from the middle class (yes, even African-Americans have a middle class), perhaps that's why jazz could become part of his cultural luggage.
Niggaz don't listen to jazz (with all due respect for the niggaz), they need it to be pre-digested for them.
Hip hop and its culture are real, true, just like jazz is, with unquestionable connections.
Before Guru, only the Stetsasonic; the Roots and the Digable Planets are practically contemporaries; the US 3 operation was too slick to be credible (even though it carried the imprimatur of Blue Notes).
In 1993 this gem was released in stores, presented by Guru in the introductory track: “Peace yo’ and welcome to Jazzmatazz. An experimental fusion of hip hop and live jazz.” Simpler than that! And off it goes, listing all the guests featured on the album: enough to herald something unheard of and absolutely delightful.
In random order: Donald Byrd (trumpeter who played with John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, just to name a couple); Roy Ayers (the most important living jazz vibraphonist); Ronny Jordan (pioneer guitarist of acid jazz), Courtney Pine, Lonnie Liston Smith (pianist who collaborated with Miles Davis and Pharaoah Sanders), Gary Barnacle (world-renowned saxophonist and session man), Mc Solaar (the most famous non-Anglophone rapper on the planet), 'Ndea Davenport (voice of Brand New Heavies).
Is that enough?
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 Loungin' (04:41)
Yea I'm loungin' I got my man Donald Byrd
I wanna give a big shout out to my little man Miko he's 2 years old
He's away visiting his grandmom but I miss him dearly
Check it out
If I rhyme this you will find this situation shall advance
You could take a glance or dance
Elevator lyrics to arouse the crowd
Now tell me who's the man to show you how
Many legacies of brothers who get buzy
And I do it fluid til the suckers get dizzy
Saying peace to the blackbirds 125th street
And check the flow that's unique
For loungin', mellow out and just loungin'
Loungin', loungin', mellow out and just loungin'
Can't refuse this, never lose this, it's the choice this
'Cause my voice is the smoothest
Dominating to your boys 'cause I've been around doing work
And sold tons of others jerk
Donald Byrd word on the track, quite exact
Giving you the format, Jack
See we gotta pave the way and display
How to loungin', loungin'
Mellow out and just loungin'
Loungin', loungin', mellow out and just loungin'
Peace to the pioneers but I gotta try to clear
My throat, check out what I wrote
You can't tap into this unless you know the roots
Word shoe like light absolute
For real so now you gotta know the deal
For loungin', just loungin', mellow out and just loungin'
Loungin', loungin' mellow out, check it ou and loungin'
Loungin', loungin', mellow out and just loungin'
Loungin', loungin', peace to Brooklyn where I live
Realistic, kind of mystic when I kick this
You should witness the slickness
Of the hornplayer and the dope rhymesayer
Quite emotional and inspirational
Philisophical and yes very logical
Teaching you the method for loungin'
Everybody knows they have times when they wanna just lay back
kick their feet up, y'know
listen to some good music and just lounge
That's right, I said lounge
09 Trust Me (04:29)
[N'Dea]
I wanna trust you baby
I wanna trust you baby
Wanna trust you baby (trust me I love you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me I need you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me I want you)
Wanna trust you babe (trust me)
Trust me I love you
Trust me I need you
Trust me I want you
Trust me..
[Guru]
Baby why don'tcha honey why won'tcha
accept the fact that it's not just the knack
that I care, so please let me share
special moments, moments so rare
Check it out, if I could give you the world, you know I'd do it
Everything at your feet - ain't nothin to it
But it's hard sweetheart, and it's rough out here
but I doubt there, is anybody else for me
[N'Dea]
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
[Guru]
Mmm the things I feel, they are for real
I'm past the point of dwellin, on the sex appeal
Mad chicks sweat me, but I desire your womanness
Dude sweats you, but I'm the best
Listen, we could build a future together
No doll and I would never soup you ever, never
I'm buggin out, over the thought of you leavin
Tried to step to you, but now you're retreatin
[N'Dea]
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
I do believe you do care
To tell you the truth, I am scared
Some freaky people out there
You know?
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
[Guru]
I sent you flowers and, I sat for hours and
contemplated, the state of our affairs and I find there
is no way out I'm in a love lock
The funny thing about it I don't wanna even stop, so
[N'Dea]
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
[Guru]
So now you know the flavor
It's not about the stuff I gave ya
and my behavior is based on strong
feelings I have, of you and me, it's like a bond
A treasure, not to be corny but word
I wanna give you all the joy that you deserve
I know we argue, sometimes I start to annoy you
But we should never ever, try to destroy two
hearts joined, intertwined with a passion
Give me a chance love, that's all I'm askin
and furthermore, you can be sure that I'll do
every little thing you need, yes it's true
I'm not desperate, but I'm the one for you
[N'Dea]
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
Trust me, I love you
Trust me, I need you
Trust me, I want you
Trust me..
Love is so risky y'know
I want you to do and show
me all of you openly
Honestly..
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I love you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I need you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I want you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I love you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I need you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I want you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I love you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I need you)
I wanna trust you baby (trust me, I want you)
Wanna trust you babe (trust me)
I wanna trust you baby
I wanna trust you baby
I wanna trust you baby
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