I wish I knew! I would bottle it up and then sprinkle some on everything I did! I think it has a lot to do with the fact that it was probably the most natural and impulsive track I've ever made. What is it about вЂњJamВ OnВ ItвЂќ that has kept its fresh and appealing to new generations through games like DanceВ DanceВ Revolution, DJ Hero 2, and other outlets? This disqualifies it from being hip-hop, as the #1 rule in hip-hop has always been not to bite someoneвЂ™s style.В There is still hip-hop to be found out there, but it mostly struggles to be heard. Most everybody sounds the same, using the same styles, flows and cadences, and the same subject matter. Rap has very little divergence in style and substance. Well, in my opinion, what we have now are hip-hop and rap. What are your thoughts on the current state of hip-hop music? AnyВ particular favorites? That's why the whole world isВ singin' this song I'mВ CozmoВ D from outer space, I came to rockВ the human race You can picture the kids popping and locking, gathered crowds clapping in time, all becauseВ NewcleusВ traveled the cosmos for a safe place to share their funk.

In addition to the 808, Cozmo D used a TB-303 for the sequencing and the RS-09 for chordsДЄround five minutes in, the beat gets vicious and the bass line pushes even harder against the 808. In fact, Roland powered the whole вЂњJamВ OnВ ItвЂќ production. 'Jam On It' follows the classic structure established by Sugar Hill Gang, even referencing Superman ala вЂњRapperвЂ™s Delight.вЂќ And those percussive sounds? The cutting claps and pitched cowbell so perfectly suited for a breakdown? Pure TR-808. The deliberate, delicate keyboard plinks evokeВ the New Romantic movement, while simultaneouslyВ predictingВ future acts like Santigold,В Outkast, and Bruno Mars.

Still,В the song never feels a moment too long.

вЂњJamВ OnВ ItвЂќ is so dense with groove, creative production, and lyrical panache it couldnвЂ™t be contained by traditional pop lengths.

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