Unklejam is a UK band formed by Tendai Tyson.
Unklejam's name is taken from Funkadelic's 1979 album Uncle Jam Wants You. Their sound is a mixture of Electro, R&B and soul with influences ranging from P-Funk to Prince and Sly and the Family Stone. The band were signed to Virgin Records.
Their debut single "Love Ya" was played on BBC Radio by Trevor Nelson and Annie Mac and was also performed live on Popworld on Channel 4. The single was B-listed at BBC Radio 1 and charted at number fifty-four in the UK Singles Chart. It was also included in the soundtrack for the game NBA Live 2008. The video for the song has been directed by Paul Gore. the group then released their second single "What Am I Fighting For?" following a stint supporting Nelly Furtado on her world tour, and Justin Timberlake on the European leg of his FutureSex/LoveSounds tour. The single was a much bigger success, peaking in the UK Singles Chart top twenty and peaking at number eight on the UK iTunes Store.
Oh oh yeah
Oh yeah yeah
I-I-I-I got a special walk, everybody stare
I-I-I-I got a way with words, are you listening?
(Come on, come on)
We gotta please your imagination
(Come on, come on)
The only sound is our own creation
Can you hear me on your stereo, stereo
Pumpin on your stereo, stereo
Can you hear me on your stereo, stereo
Pumpin on your stereo, oh oh oh ooh
(Stereo, stereo, stereo, stereo)
(Stereo, stereo, stereo, stereo)
I-I-I-I got a crazy style, anybody dare
I-I-I-I was born a superstar, are you listening?
(Come on) Come home
(Come on) Come on
We gotta please your imagination
(Come on) Come home
(Come on) Come on
The only sound is our own creation
Can you hear me on your stereo, stereo
Pumpin on your stereo, stereo
Can you hear me on your stereo, stereo
Pumpin on your stereo, (Can you hear me) stereo
Can you hear me on your radio, stereo
Pumpin on your stereo, (I don’t wanna hear it over here though) stereo
Can you hear me on your stereo, stereo
Pumpin on your stereo, oh oh oh ooh
(Stereo, stereo, stereo, stereo)
Hey yeah, hey yeah
(Stereo, stereo, stereo, stereo)
Yeah, yeah, yeah oh
Hey eh, hey yeah, hey eh, hey yeah, hey ooo
Oh oh oh ooh
Can you hear me on your stereo, stereo
Pumpin on your stereo (oh yeah), stereo (oh yeah)
Can you hear me on your stereo, stereo (oh yeah, yeah, yeah)
Pumpin on your stereo, (I don’t wanna hear it over here though) stereo
Can you hear me on your radio, stereo
Pumpin on your stereo, (oh yeah), stereo (oh yeah, yeah, yeah)
Can you hear me on your stereo, stereo
Pumpin on your stereo, ho oh oh ooh
Stereo, stereo, stereo, stereo