That's the Joint

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"That's The Joint"
Single by Funky 4 + 1
Released1980
GenreOld school hip hop, funk, jazz, disco
Length9:05
9:24 (UK version)
LabelSugar Hill Records
Songwriter(s)Clifton "Jiggs" Chase, Sylvia Robinson, Keith Caesar, Sharon Green, Jeffrey Myree, Kevin Smith, Rodney Stone
Producer(s)Jigsaw Inc., Sylvia Robinson
Funky 4 + 1 singles chronology
"Rappin and Rockin the House"
(1979) 		"That's The Joint"
(1980) 		"Do You Want to Rock (Before I Let Go)"
(1982)

"That's The Joint" is a song by rap group Funky 4 + 1 released as their second single.

The single became Funky 4 + 1's signature song and is frequently cited as influential early hip hop record borrowing from disco, funk and jazz. It was arranged by jazz organist Clifton "Jiggs" Chase and includes dance rhythms (it was performed live with dance routines). It features rapping from all group's members and many parts sung together. The instrumental includes a sample of "Rescue Me" by A Taste of Honey.[1]

It was listed on The Pitchfork 500 and as 47th best hip hop song of all time by Rolling Stone.[2] It was named the best song of the 1980s by music critic Robert Christgau.[3] In his initial review Christgau gave it 'A' rating and wrote: "The instrumental track, carried by Sugarhill bassist Doug Wimbish, is so compelling that for a while I listened to it alone on its B-side version. And the rapping is the peak of the form, not verbally—the debut has funnier words—but rhythmically. Quick tradeoffs and clamorous breaks vary the steady-flow rhyming of the individual MCs, and when it comes to Sha-Rock, Miss Plus One herself, who needs variation?".[4]

The song has been sampled many times in hip-hop production since its release, including on the song "Say No Go" by De La Soul on their album 3 Feet High and Rising, and by Beastie Boys on the songs "Shake Your Rump" and "Shadrach" on their album Paul's Boutique.[5]

Track listing[]

Side A
  1. That's The Joint (Vocal) – 9:05
Side B
  1. That's The Joint (Instrumental) – 9:05

References[]

  1. ^ "That's the Joint by Funky 4 + 1". whosampled.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ^ "The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time Jay Z, Eminem, Tupac, Biggie and more". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2 January 1990). "Decade Personal Best: '80s". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 30, 1981). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  5. ^ "Samples of That's the Joint by Funk 4 + 1". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.

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