Black Coffee (Heavy D & the Boyz song)

"Black Coffee" is a song by American hip hop group Heavy D & the Boyz and was released in 1994 by Uptown Records as the third single from their fifth studio album, Nuttin' but Love (1994). Produced by Heavy D, Pete Rock and Easy Mo Bee, it contains a sample of "The Payback" by James Brown. The song peaked at number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It is considered an ode to black women, whom Heavy D describes as his ideal lover and compares to coffee with no sugar or cream.