The track is built primarily around a sample of 1964 jazz classic "Cantaloupe Island" from his album Empyrean Isles . Us3 slightly altered the original piano riff and layered it over a boom-bap beat, featuring live trumpet solos by Gerard Presencer and rapping by Rahsaan Kelly and Kobie Powell .

Us3’s existence is rooted in a unique legal twist. Producer originally sampled Blue Note tracks without permission. Instead of suing, the label realized the potential of his "jazz/rap hybrid" and gave him unrestricted access to their entire legendary archives.

: The song opens with a famous spoken-word sample: "Ladies and gentlemen, as you know, we have something special down here at Birdland this evening..." . This is an actual announcement by Pee Wee Marquette from the 1954 album A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 by the Art Blakey Quintet .

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The track is built primarily around a sample of 1964 jazz classic "Cantaloupe Island" from his album Empyrean Isles . Us3 slightly altered the original piano riff and layered it over a boom-bap beat, featuring live trumpet solos by Gerard Presencer and rapping by Rahsaan Kelly and Kobie Powell .

Us3’s existence is rooted in a unique legal twist. Producer originally sampled Blue Note tracks without permission. Instead of suing, the label realized the potential of his "jazz/rap hybrid" and gave him unrestricted access to their entire legendary archives. US3 Cantaloop

: The song opens with a famous spoken-word sample: "Ladies and gentlemen, as you know, we have something special down here at Birdland this evening..." . This is an actual announcement by Pee Wee Marquette from the 1954 album A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 by the Art Blakey Quintet . The track is built primarily around a sample