Hey DJ (The World's Famous Supreme Team song)

"Hey! DJ"
Single by The World's Famous Supreme Team
from the album Rappin'
Released 1984
Format 12" vinyl 45 RPM
Genre Hip hop
Length 6:10
Label Island
Songwriter(s) Larry Price & Ronald Larkins Jr.
Producer(s) Stephen Hague
Music video
"Hey DJ" on YouTube

"Hey! DJ" is a song by The World's Famous Supreme Team. Writing is credited to Larry Price (Sedivine the Mastermind) & Ronald Larkins Jr. (Just Allah the Superstar) and it was produced by Stephen Hague. Released on 12" in 1984 on Island Records, there were three mixes included.[1] The song refers with small lyric parts to McLaren & Supreme Team's previous hit, "Buffalo Gals", which the group featured on. "Hey DJ" peaked at number fifteen on the US soul chart.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Hey DJ (Extended Version)"6:10
2."B1 Hey DJ (Edit)"4:08
3."B2 Hey DJ (Extended Instrumental Version)"4:45
Total length:15:03

Cover versions

  • In 1994, the rap duo A Lighter Shade of Brown recorded a version of the song, which was included in the film Mi Vida Loca. This version peaked at number sixty-seven on the soul chart and number forty-three on the Hot 100.[3]
  • The song was sampled on Mariah Carey's 1997 hit single, "Honey".[4] Carey has stated that "Hey DJ" was always one of her favorite songs.[5]
  • The song was also sampled in the Beastie Boys song "Alright Hear This", which was included on the 1994 album Ill Communication.
  • AZ sampled the song for "Hey AZ" featuring SWV.
  • Silkk the Shocker used interpolations for his song "All Night" on his album Charge It 2 da Game
  • The song was heavily sampled in Japanese pop musician Toshiki Kadomatsu's song "Secret Lover", included in his 1985 album "Gold Digger".
  • Warren G uses a sample of this song on his song "To all DJ´s"

References

  1. ↑ "World's Famous Supreme Team, The* - Hey D.J. (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 637.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 349.
  4. ↑ "Mariah Carey's Honey sample of World's Famous Supreme Team's Hey DJ". WhoSampled. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Honey by Mariah Carey". Songfacts. Retrieved 5 July 2011.


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