![]() ![]() Due to his voice being worn out from a previous night out, he recorded his song in a lower tone than his usual, unknowingly bringing out a style similar to rapper Rakim, in which Smith admired as one of his favorite rappers at the time. Due to a delay in his flight back home, Smith wrote the entire song in one sitting and decided to record it in Chicago. ![]() It also became the duo's first single to enter the top ten of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #8.Īfter Will Smith completed recording for the tracks produced by Hula & Fingers in Chicago for the Homebase album and was headed back to Philadelphia, the producers handed Smith the tape that would become "Summertime". ![]() It spent a week at number #1 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, as well as reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 (their highest charting single on the latter). Fingers, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1992 Grammy Awards. The song was produced by Chicago-based producers Hula and K. It was released in May 1991 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Homebase. " Summertime" is a song by American hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. Fingers (Craig Simpkins), Hula (Lamar Hula Mahone), Roland EdisonĭJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince singles chronologyĭJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime on YouTube Townes, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George "Funky" Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Lamar Hula Mahone, Craig Simpkins, Charles Smith, Alton Taylor, Dennis "D.T." Thomas, Richard Westfield Writer(s): MICKENS ROBERT SPIKE, WESTFIELD RICHARD ALLEN, BELL RONALD N, SIMPKINS CRAIG, TAYLOR ALTON DAMERON, SMITH CLAYDES EUGENE, SMITH WILLARD C, BELL ROBERT EARL, MAHONE LAMAR HULA, THOMAS DENNIS RONALD, BROWN GEORGELyrics powered by Smith, Jeffrey A. Drums please Summer, summer, summertime Time to sit back and unwind Here it is, the groove slightly transformed Just a bit of a break from the norm Just a little somethin' to break the monotony Of all that hardcore dance that has gotten to be A little bit outta control, it's cool to dance But what about the groove that soothes That moves romance? Give me a soft subtle mix An' if ain't broke, then don't try to fix it An' think of the summers of the past Adjust the base an' let the Alpine blast Pop in my CD an' let me run a rhyme An' put your car on cruise an' lay back 'Cause this is summertime Summer, summer, summertime Time to sit back and unwind Summer, summer, summertime Time to sit back and unwind School is out an' it's a sort of a buzz An' back then I didn't really know what it was But now I see what have of this The way that people respond to summer madness The weather is hot an' girls are dressin' less An' checkin' out the fellas to tell 'em who's best Ridin' around in your jeep or your Benzos Or in your Nissan, sittin' on Lorenzos Back in Philly, we be out in the park A place called the Plateau is where everybody go Guys out huntin' an' girls doin' likewise Honkin' at the honey in front of you with the light eyes She turn around to see what you beepin' at It's like the summer's a natural aphrodisiac An' with a pen an' pad I compose this rhyme To hit you an' get you equipped for the summer time Summer, summer, summertime Time to sit back and unwind Summer, summer, summertime Time to sit back and unwind It's late in the day an' I ain't been on the court yet Hustle to the mall to get me a short set Yeah, I got on sneaks but I need a new pair 'Cause basketball courts, in the summer, got girls there The temperature's about 88 Hop in the water plug just for old times sake Break to ya crib, change your clothes once more 'Cause you're invited to a barbecue that's startin' at 4 Sittin' with your friends 'cause y'all reminisce About the days, growin' up an' the first person you kiss An' as I think back, makes me wonder how The smell from a grill could spark up nostalgia All the kids playin' out front Little boys messin' round with the girls playin' double dutch While the DJ's spinnin' a tune As the old folks dance at your family reunion Then six o'clock rolls around You just finished wipin' your car down It's time to cruise, so you head to the summertime hangout It looks like a car show Everybody come lookin' real fine Fresh from the barber shop or fly from the beauty salon Every moment frontin' an' maxin' Chillin', in the car they spent all day waxin' Leanin' to the side but you can't speed through Two miles an hour, so everybody sees you There's an air of love and of happiness And this is the Fresh Prince's new definition Of summer madness Summer, summer, summertime Time to sit back and unwind Summer, summer, summertime Time to sit back and unwind Summer, summer, summertime Time to sit back and unwind
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