Us3 were a British jazz rap group founded by London-based producer Geoff Wilkinson in 1992. The name was inspired by Us Three, a Horace Parlan album produced in 1960 by Alfred Lion, the founder of Blue Note Records. [1] Us3's debut album, Hand on the Torch, used samples from Blue Note songs produced by Lion.

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Us3’s acclaimed, platinum-certified 1993 album, Hand On The Torch and its gold-certified lead single, “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)." To celebrate the...

A British jazz, hip hop and rap fusion founded by producer Geoff Wilkinson in 1992.

2017年4月8日 · Us3 continues to do what it has done best: the perfect blend of spicy, sexy hip hop laced with a jazzy, horny feel. A fine jazz-rap sequel to the original, arriving 20 years after the first. Superb, thoughtful production. Lie, Cheat & Steal …

Us3 has brought jazz back to the forefront of lyricism and Hip-Hop, with a deep emphasis on the culture that makes them who they are. Thought provoking, and toe tapping, Lie, Cheat & Steal is the kind of hip-hop album that's a throwback to when the music could make your body move while the lyrics simultaneously made you think.

Us3 Biography The jazz/hip-hop fusion collective Us3 scored a major hit in 1994 with “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia),” a song that displayed the group’s fondness for sampling classic recordings on the Blue Note label (in this case, Herbie Hancock’s “Cantaloupe Island”).

2024年11月16日 · Released by Blue Note, the iconic New York jazz label, the record went gold in the US where it reached No. 9 on the Hot 100 and paved the way for the even more successful parent album Hand On The...

Us3 is a jazz-rap group founded in London in 1992. Their name was inspired by a Horace Parlan recording produced by Alfred Lion, the founder of Blue Note Records. On their debut album, Hand on the Torch, Us3 exclusively used samples from the Blue Note Records catalogue, all originally produced by Lion.

Listen to music by Us3 on Apple Music. Find top songs and albums by Us3 including Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia), Tukka Yoot's Riddim and more.