Ripped from the Voodoo DJ Soul Essentials.
Notes from ?uestlove about the song:
by mid 99 the soulquarians were in full swing (d, me, jaydee, james poyser) and we were working on common's ''like water for chocolate'' when we came up with this lethal jam. it was so good that d pulled me to the side and said ''i ain't no indian giver....but i ain't lettin Com walk off with this song..''
he called me 3 times that morning begging to ask com for that track. com agreed, and we named it ''chicken grease'' after a phrase that prince uses when he wants his guitarist to play a 9th minor chord while playing 16th notes. feelwise we were paying tribute to george clinton. there's the greek chorus thing going on. very loose. reminiscent of ''flashlight''.
2nite @ Paradiso ... CHICKEN GREEEEEEEEEEEAAASE feat Pino Paladino on the Bass
SennHeiser202 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
SAY WHAT- uh, chiiicken greeeeeeease
MsFunkhead 1 month ago