J-J-J-Ja-Ja James Brown
Darryl Duncan
- Artist
- Darryl Duncan
- Label
- Motown
- Catalog number
- ZT 41740DJ
- Format
- 12" · 45 RPM · Promo · Stereo
- Country
- UK
- Released
- 1987
- Genre
- Electronic
What’s on it
J-J-J-Ja-Ja James Brown has 3 tracks, about 15:58 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
AJ-J-J-Ja-Ja James Brown
- Engineer [Mix Engineer]
- Kennan Keating
- Mixed By
- Darryl Duncan, William Rhinehart
B1James Brown
- Engineer [Mix Engineer]
- Kennan Keating
- Mixed By
- Darryl Duncan, William Rhinehart
- B2James Brown (Single Version)
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Where it came from
J-J-J-Ja-Ja James Brown was released in 1987 as a promotional single through Motown Records. Produced and performed by Darryl Duncan, the track serves as a novelty homage to the funk pioneer James Brown, utilizing the rhythmic stuttering technique referenced in the title to mimic the sound of a skipping record or a vocal tic, a popular stylistic choice in the burgeoning hip-hop and electro-funk crossover scenes of the mid-1980s.
The record label issued this as a DJ-only promotional pressing, catalog number ZT 41740DJ, intended to drum up airplay in clubs and urban radio stations. While the track represents a specific niche in late-eighties pop-culture tributes, it remains an artifact of Motown’s attempt to bridge traditional R&B sensibilities with the experimental, beat-driven production aesthetics that were gaining traction at the time.
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