Guru and Premier set aside their James Brown samples to make a tribute to Jazz music.

This is one of the most important tracks from No More Mr. Nice Guy. Not only is it one of the first hip hop tracks to primarily sample jazz, it’s also a precursor to the Gang Starr trademark sound that Premier would develop throughout their next album.

Jazz Music was also important for Gang Starr’s exposure. After Spike Lee saw the video for Manifest, he bought No More Mr. Nice Guy. When he heard Jazz Music, he wanted Gang Starr to do a refined version of the track for the movie he was working on at the time called Mo' Better Blues.

You can read more about it in this verified interview with Guru:

https://genius.com/Mc-guru-interview-with-adisa-banjoko-1991-lyrics/

The sample Premier used is taken from
Ramsey Lewis – Les Fleur.

http://www.whosampled.com/sample/12570/Gang-Starr-Jazz-Music-Ramsey-Lewis-Les-Fleur/

Guru would collaborate with Ramsey Lewis later on in his career on the track Respect The Architect. You can find it on the second Jazzmatazz album.