Talib Kweli & DJ Jazzy Jeff Join Bob James For ‘Nautilus’ Remix
Talib Kweli and DJ Jazzy Jeff have joined Bob James for a remix of “Nautilus” all by means of James’ Small Desk Concert.
Premiered on Monday (May maybe 20), the jazz pianist’s 21-minute medley concluded with an unheard rendition of his vintage 1974 track alongside the rap legends.
James previously collaborated with Jazzy Jeff on his 2023 tune “That Bop,” though he also executed reside with Kweli at the New York Blue Be conscious Jazz Club previous yr.
Accompanied by a are living band, the trio gave a single distinct of Hip Hop’s most renowned samples a modern makeover, complete with scratches from Jazzy Jeff and generally esoteric rhymes from the Reflection Eternal MC.
“Here’s exactly where this setlist starts to get odd for me. In reality, this is a initially, I’m joyful to say, of seeking to mix my tunes with me getting in control, rather than having my tunes be made use of the way it’s been made use of so usually with samples in the Hip Hop globe,” the 84-yr-earlier James advised the NPR viewers in advance of diving into the functionality.
“I started off, a lot of yrs back, perhaps even currently being angry. Like, ‘Why are they having my songs? Whey are they chopping it up? Why are they carrying out weird things?’ But coincidentally, ironically, the very to start with recording that I listened to in which my music ‘Westchester Lady’ was remaining sampled transpired to be on an album identified as He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper.
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“I didn’t have any strategy what rap was and I did not have any thought why they would’ve employed my music. I listened to it, and I had to admit, it was type of good […] Ultimately, I received to know some of the [rap artists who sampled my music], but extremely seldom have I ever had to, in true time, participate in music together.”
Stones Toss Documents founder Peanut Butter Wolf also shared a cool story of his private on NPR‘s Instagram webpage, commenting: “I observed him are living at the Baked Potato close to 20 years back, advised him it was a wonderful exhibit, and asked him why he did not perform ‘Nautilus.’
“He instructed me ‘I’ve in no way in my job performed that tune stay. It was not even intended to go on the album, but we essential one more music. That’s why it’s the previous tune on the album.’”
Taken from Bob James’ 1974 album A individual, “Nautilus” has been sampled by just about every individual from Slick Rick (“Children’s Story”) and Ghostface Killah (“Daytona 500”) to Eric B. & Rakim (“Follow the Leader”) and A Tribe Called Quest (“Clap Your Hands”).
