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Left & Right (D'Angelo song)
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Wikipedia article
'"Left & Right"' is the second single from neo soul musician D'Angelo's album 'Voodoo'. The song features guest vocals by hip hop duo Method Man & Redman who also co-wrote the song. The music video was directed by Malik Sayeed.
Background
A part of the musical collective Soulquarians, Dilla served as a frequent collaborator of theirs.Tour. [https://www.webcitation.org/5xdZbgjCm?url=http://web.archive.org/web/20040916050026/http://www.toure.com/CONTENT/ARTICLES/dangelo.htm Untitled Document: D'Angelo, May 2000]. 'Rolling Stone'. Archived from [http://www.toure.com/CONTENT/ARTICLES/dangelo.htm the original] on April 2, 2011.Columnist. [http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ahmir_Thompson.html Featured Drummers: Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson]. Drummerworld. Retrieved on 2008-08-09. Although album tracks such as "Left & Right" and "Devil's Pie" help to bring this claim to light, J Dilla himself was not officially credited for production. However, he contributed significantly to 'Voodoo's overall sound, specifically the rhythm and percussion.
Q-Tip was originally intended to contribute a verse to the song "Left & Right", but was replaced by rappers Method Man & Redman during recording due to creative differences.Thompson, Ahmir 'Questlove'. "[https://www.webcitation.org/5uUMdbMQI?url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080430011914/http://www.okayplayer.com/theroots/viewreview.jsp?rid=6 Review: 'Voodoo']". ?uestcorner/Okayplayer: 1999. Archived from [http://www.okayplayer.com/theroots/viewreview.jsp?rid=6 the original] on August 9, 2008. Questlove has stated that "general opinion was that the song was cool but nobody was feeling Tip's verse". According to former A&R-man Gary Harris, D'Angelo's manager Dominique Trenier "thought that Tips verse was wack".Gonzales, Michael A. "[http://blackadelicpop.blogspot.com/2011/06/dangelo-black-pop-kool-aid.html D'Angelo: Black Pop Kool-Aid]".
Track listing
;A-side
#"Left & Right" (Radio Edit)
#"Left & Right" (Explicit Edit)
#"Left & Right" (Instrumental Version)
;B-side
#"Untitled (How Does It Feel)"
#"Left & Right" (Album Version)
#"Left & Right" (A Capella)
Chart history
References
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