Jazz 101: Hey Jazz, Give Me A Beat, Yo!

One of the many great collaborations was the marriage of Jazz and Hip Hop. With albums such as Miles Davis “Doo Bop” and groups such as US3 and Digable Planets, jazz and hip hop found a way to work together to the amazement and fun of all of us.

Here are groups to check out if you want to hear some of this for yourself:

• US3
• Digable Planets
• Gang Starr
• The Brand New Heavies

I’ll let you list others that you know about.

Care for a sample? Here’s “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” by US3. It uses original hip hop lyrics over the song “Cantaloupe Island” by Herbie Hancock.