1. Phife Dawg on A Tribe Called Quest- “Jazz (We’ve Got)” (1991)
I grew up as a Christian so to Jah I give thanks/Collect my banks, listen to Shabba Ranks/I sing, and chat, I do all of that…
Trini-American MC Phife Dawg was known for dropping a patois line or two on a Tribe Called Quest cut. In fact, Phife, along with Busta Rhymes (and sometimes Queen Latifah, who collaborated with Shabba on “What’Cha Gonna Do”), brought the Caribbean flavor to the Native Tongues’ groovy cultural hip-hop blend. The Five-Footer bigged up Shabba on the group’s 1991 single “Jazz (We’ve Got), after spitting a bit of (Ninjaman-inspired) patois at the top of the song’s most memorable verse: Competition dem try fi come sideway, but competition dem must come straightway….