This article is about the Twista song. For the song by Quincy Jones, see Slow Jams. For other uses, see Slow Jam.
"Slow Jamz"
Single by Twista and Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
from the album Kamikaze and The College Dropout
B-side
"I Know"
Released
November 10, 2003 (2003-11-10)
Studio
CRC (Chicago)
Genre
Hip hop
pop rap
R&B
gangsta rap
chipmunk soul[1][2]
Length
3:32 (Kamikaze version)
5:16 (The College Dropout version)
Label
Atlantic
Roc-A-Fella
Songwriter(s)
Carl Mitchell
Kanye West
Burt Bacharach
Hal David
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)
"All Falls Down" (2004)
Jamie Foxx singles chronology
"Experiment" (1994)
"Slow Jamz" (2003)
"Gold Digger" (2005)
Alternative cover
Audio
"Slow Jamz" (Kamikaze version) on YouTube
"Slow Jamz" (The College Dropout version) on YouTube
"Slow Jamz" is a song by American rapper Twista together fellow the American rapper and producer Kanye West and American singer Jamie Foxx. Produced by the latter, it was released in November 2003 through Atlantic and Roc-A-Fella Records, as the lead single from Twista's fourth studio album Kamikaze (2004), and the second single from West's debut studio album The College Dropout (2004). The song was written by Twista and West, with additional writing credits going to Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the sampling of Luther Vandross' cover of Dionne Warwick's 1964 song "A House Is Not a Home". Containing genres of hip hop, pop rap, R&B, and soul, the song's lyrics reference slow jam artists and describes the role of lovermen.
Upon release, "Slow Jamz" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, which was the first number one song for Twista, West, and Foxx. The song was positioned at number 16 on the 2004 year-end chart in the United States. It also peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, and placed at number 47 on the 2004 year-end chart in the country. The song received a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). "Slow Jamz" received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005, and was nominated for Best Collaboration at the 4th BET Awards in 2004.
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