Listened to “Hey DJ” By Worlds Famous Supreme Team For The First Time.. Beautiful Track

[RaspberryFitted]

had it pop up on my Spotify shuffle. From the verse, to the beat, to the hook. Very solid song.

older gentlemen on here, y’all have any memories with the track y’all like to share?

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Classic. Only memories I have of were it in radio rotation as a late Saturday night staple in the very early 90s (no later than 92). Back then there were actually formats and mid 80s was relegated to the later time slots because it became “go home music” for the roller skater rink crowd. I mean that in a good way, the music left people feeling good and on a high note. Granddaddy IU used to get some burn off the joint he had that AZ would later sample for Sugar Hill.

 

[Ashtrey]

When I used to break, this would be the jam I always practiced to. Love the instrumental.

 

[get these nets]

One of the earliest monster jam songs.
You're right about being a perfectly sequenced and produced record.

Don't think I remember a follow up from the group. But this song was EVERYWHERE.

 

[Sbp]

You're absolutely right in your description of this OP... Beautiful. It's Fun, Melodic, Groovy, Soulful, and cool all at the same damn time.

 

[Rollie Forbes]

Great thread, OP!
Every time I hear "Hey DJ" play, I start looking for some cardboard!

 

[maxamusa]

Never heard this; I grew up with Zhane version

 

[Mastamimd]

Honey remix sampled this but I heard this one a lil later. Beautiful track

 

[Awesome Wells]

Classic!! One of the more important early Hip Hop tracks.

AZ sampled this and was gonna drop it as a single with SWV. And people in Harlem and The Bronx know, those stickers were EVERYWHERE in the streets in '97. Crazy sh*t is, some of them are STILL scattered around uptown, to this day! I know for sure, there's still one on 117th and 7th. LOL!!

 

[L. Deezy]

Classic!! One of the more important early Hip Hop tracks.

AZ sampled this and was gonna drop it as a single with SWV. And people in Harlem and The Bronx know, those stickers were EVERYWHERE in the streets in '97. Crazy sh*t is, some of them are STILL scattered around uptown, to this day! I know for sure, there's still one on 117th and 7th. LOL!!

Is the AZ song with SWV uploaded anywhere?

 

[Awesome Wells]

Is the AZ song with SWV uploaded anywhere?

I think it was on Spotify last year, might still be on there.

The label ended up shelfing it when it was supposed to drop officially because the people didn't like it. But then he said they put it on the international version of Pieces of a Man, but not on the one here.

 

[TEKBEATZ]

 

[ShaDynasty]

I think Honey is the better track tbh. I hope they release the demo version at some point, to hear what 97 Q-Tip's take on it was like.

I remember I had some old school compilation with this on. It had a lot of cool 80s tracks like Don't Scandalize Mine, It Takes Two, Mantronix. Wish I still had it, been on an 80s kick recently. I don't play 80s much but the stuff that holds up is a lot of fun.

Malcolm Mclaren had an interesting career. Are his albums actually worth checking out?

 

[BK360NATL]

The World's Famous Supreme Team!!!!!!

2 5%ers from Brownsville, BK, DJ'ing and rocking local crowds and late night college radio station WHBI (105.9). And yes, THIS is exactly where the Supreme Team name came from.

Somehow, they team up with Malcolm McLaren, who was deep in the NYC fashion/art/punk/cutting edge scene, and drop Buffalo Gals....... Debbie Harry from Blondie, Fab Five Freddy, even Russell Simmons also rolled in the same scenes back then. Old NYC.

If you DJ'ed or breakdanced, this shyt (Buffalo Gals) came out of nowhere and was the ultimate local classic. My older brother DJ'ed and had the record, and we saw the reactions in real time.

Fast forward, a year or so, and they drop "World's Famous (Brownsville, Brownsville)", "Hobo Scratch ("...we on a world tour with Mr. Malcolm McLaren, we going to each place....(Tribe)"..... and "Hey DJ," which the video pushed them over, getting regular spins on Video Music Box & NY Hot Tracks on Friday nights.

Hey DJ was one of those local 80's classics that everyone from the tristate would and still remember. Hence, the Trackmasters and Puff and everyone sampling it for later hits. It's a feel-good song and rhythm that translated over time and genres.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]