: While it initially struggled in the UK, "Cantaloop" reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and was certified gold by the RIAA in 1994.
: The resulting debut album, Hand on the Torch , became the first platinum-certified record in Blue Note’s history. US3 Cantaloop
The track is built primarily around a sample of 1964 jazz classic "Cantaloupe Island" from his album Empyrean Isles . Us3 slightly altered the original piano riff and layered it over a boom-bap beat, featuring live trumpet solos by Gerard Presencer and rapping by Rahsaan Kelly and Kobie Powell . : While it initially struggled in the UK,
: At the time of the release, many viewed the legendary Blue Note Records as a "museum-like" label. "Cantaloop" changed that perception, bringing the label back to MTV and the Billboard charts for a new generation. The Blue Note Partnership The track is built primarily around a sample