In 2001, as part of the Rawkus fueled Lyricist Lounge compilations Mos Def recorded an homage to Jam On It. When it first came out, I wasn’t diggin it at all. It always seemed like kind of a taboo thing to do – rerecord/cover a hip hop classic? Long story short, it grew on me.

I’d sort of forgotten about the 12″ until recently. At my weekly gig, towards the end of my sets i’ve been segueing into more electro stuff as the night gets more jumpin. This 12″ has found it’s way back into rotation.

Mos Def – Jam On It (extended disco mix)

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