Jam on This: Best of Newcleus

Newcleus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 1997)
• Original Release Date: July 29, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B00000342Z
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,652 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #66 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Old School

Track Listings

1. Jam on Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)

2. Jam on It

3. Computer Age (Push the Button)

4. Auto-Man

5. Destination Earth [1999]

6. Space Is the Place

7. Why

8. Let's Jam

9. I Wanna Be a B-Boy

10. Na Na Beat

11. Jam on This [Old School's Back in Session][#]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jam on this!, October 28, 1998

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[e-mail] Justin C. Hough (Jacksonville, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jam on This: Best of Newcleus (Audio CD)

Put on your parachute pants and throw down that cardboard matt. We are breakin' and shakin' on this album. Why four stars? Newcleus came materializing through the snap, crackle and pop rapping that was bombarding our senses in the 80's and offered us an album that had a plot, of sorts, and a sense of humor. The image of these intergalactic rappers battling Superman in Jam On It evokes the memory of the classic Godzilla fight scenes. Other rappers of that era were preoccupied with finding new verbage to convey the message, "Yo! I'm better than this other rapper!". Please. They needed to lighten up. And Newcleus was the Willy Wonka Soda to do the trick. Since I am on the nostalgia kick, remember Wendy's "Where's the beef?" campaign? Newcleus took advantage of that catch phrase and infused it with the backbone of any good rap: beat. The song "Where's the beat?" complains that the music played in discos had good grove but not enough beat. The three Newcleus space travelers drone out that they came to dance but are rendered listless. What a wonderful environment in which to party. If you don't want to listen to the lyrics and follow these traveling rappers through their journey on earth, then you can groove with the beat, reminisce about the 80's or just enjoy the good tunes. Ah, man. This is too funky for me. I got to get out of here. "Hey Mergatroid! Let's gooooooo."

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't hate congratulate, January 7, 2005

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naenae - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jam on This: Best of Newcleus (Audio CD)

I would just like to start of by saying that "Jam on it" is one of my favorite dance songs. It has a good beat and the lyrics are slamming. I'm only 25, but I listen to old schools songs and old school groups and Newcleus is still up there in my book. Not only was "Jam on it" was a hit song, they also had songs that people slept over. Newcleus had good music and clean lyrics. Not only did they video play on video music box all the time but they also went on tour with "Cameo and RunDMc" Let's not forget some of the new talents that has sample some beats for them too. So yes, don't hate, congratulate

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars still tight, April 8, 2003

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A customer "mistermaxxx" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jam on This: Best of Newcleus (Audio CD)

it seems just like yesterday these Jams were banging on my boom box in the summer time.Newcleus brought some serious electronic Grooves here."Jam on It" was the kind of Jam You Could Pop Lock,Glide&Break to.still tight.