“Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)”
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“Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” is a 1993 jazz-rap single by Us3 that famously samples Herbie Hancock’s “Cantaloupe Island” and became a major crossover hit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Hand on the Torch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Us3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | 1990s jazz-rap movement ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cantaloupe Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedOn |
UK Singles Chart
NERFINISHED
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US Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ US Hot Rap Singles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | major crossover hit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| features |
Gerard Presencer
NERFINISHED
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Rahsaan Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
acid jazz
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hip hop ⓘ jazz rap ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Cantaloop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBpm | approximately 92 BPM ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
12-inch vinyl
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CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| hasKey | F minor ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | Flip Fantasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSpokenWordBy | Geoff Wilkinson GENERATED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes 40 seconds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy sampling of Herbie Hancock’s Cantaloupe Island
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popularizing jazz rap in the mainstream ⓘ |
| partOf | Hand on the Torch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPositionOnBillboardHot100 | top 10 ⓘ |
| performer | Us3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Geoff Wilkinson
NERFINISHED
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Mel Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseType | lead single from Hand on the Torch ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| sampledArtist | Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| samples | Cantaloupe Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLabelCatalog | Blue Note jazz catalog sampling ⓘ |
| writer |
Geoff Wilkinson
NERFINISHED
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Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.