Jazzy Sensation

Jazzy Sensation is a classic old school hip hop song released in 1981 performed by hip hop pioneers Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five. The song's lyrics consist mainly of routines from the Jazzy Five's stage shows along with a revamped chorus from Gwen McCrae's Funky Sensation.

Afrika Bambaataa introduced the Jazzy Five to Tom Silverman and they recorded "Jazzy Sensation" as the first rap single on Tommy Boy Records. "Jazzy Sensation" has been re-released on various hip hop compilation albums and the song's lyrics have been sampled by various artists including the Beastie Boys.

This page was last modified 02:22, 25 March 2008 by Wikipedia user Cosprings. Based on work by Wikipedia user(s) Antandrus, Dreadstar, JennyRad, Mikeblas, Jazzy5ive and Ifnord and Anonymous user(s) of Wikipedia.
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