973...video The Chi-Lites - That's How Long

The Chi-Lites - That's How Long

That's How Long" (1974) by The Chi-Lites off their album "Toby", sampled by Just Blaze for Jay-Z's "December 4th", available on his album "The Black Album".

A throwback to the days of sharp suits and smooth harmonies, the Chi-Lites romanced a generation on the cusp of the disco revolution. That’s How Long is straight from the textbook, a spoken intro leading into the pledge of lifelong devotion delivered in a falsetto that could’ve flattened even Eddie Kendricks. The dramatic opening brass fanfare was sampled for Jay-Z’s biographical December 4th.