Mtume (pronounced em-tu-may) was a funk and soul group founded by percussionist James Mtume, who previously had played with Miles Davis in the 1970s. The 1978?80 personnel were: · James Mtume (vocals, percussion, keyboards) · Hubert Eaves III (keyboards) · Tawatha Agee (vocals) · Reggie Lucas (guitars) · Basil Fearington (bass) · Howard King (drums). The 1983?86 line up were Tawatha Agee (vocals), James Mtume (vocals, keyboards), Raymond Jackson (bass), Leslie Ming (drums), Philip Field (keyboards) and Ed "Three" Moore (guitars). Mtume's most famous single is "Juicy Fruit" from 1983, which hit number one on the U.S. R&B chart. This was later sampled for the Notorious B.I.G song "Juicy", from his 1994 album Ready to Die, as well as the 2004 "Be Your Girl" remix by Teedra Moses and Raphael Saadiq. In 2007 "Juicy Fruit" was just sampled for Keyshia Cole's single "Let It Go",

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