Sound of da Police
"Sound of da Police" | ||||
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Single by KRS-One | ||||
from the album Return of the Boom Bap | ||||
B-side | "Hip Hop vs. Rap" | |||
Released | December 6, 1993 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Genre | Conscious hip hop, political hip hop | |||
Length | 4:18 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
Songwriter(s) | Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler, Rodney Lemay, Alan Lomax, Lawrence Parker | |||
Producer(s) | Showbiz | |||
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"Sound of da Police" is the second and final single from rapper KRS-One's first solo album, Return of the Boom Bap. It was released as a CD single featuring a b-side, "Hip-Hop vs. Rap". The song is produced by Showbiz from DITC.
The song begins with KRS-One whooping twice to evoke a police siren (the "sound of the police"); this recurs several times throughout the song. The heavy bass sample loop was taken from Grand Funk Railroad's cover of Inside-Looking Out, the final track of their LP Grand Funk.
It was featured in the films Cop Out and Attack The Block, was featured as an in-game radio selection in the 2015 video game Battlefield Hardline (by Electronic Arts), and was used for the end credits of the 2016 movie Ride Along 2[1] and in the 2016 published The Angry Birds Movie soundtrack. The 'Whoop whoop, sound of da police' hook was referenced by ska-punk band Sonic Boom Six on their track Piggy In The Middle[2].
Charts
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 89 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 79 |
References
- ↑ "IMDB - Ride Along 2 - Soundtracks".
- ↑ "Piggy In The Middle Lyrics by Sonic Boom Six - Lyrics On Demand". Lyrics On Demand. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ↑ "KRS-One Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "KRS-One Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.