Chief Rocka

"Chief Rocka"
Single by Lords of the Underground
from the album Here Come the Lords
ReleasedJune 3, 1993
Recorded1992
GenreBoom bap
Length4:07
Label
Songwriter(s)Al'Terik Wardrick, Dupré Kelly, Kevin Hansford, Marlon Williams
Producer(s)K-Def
Lords of the Underground singles chronology
"Funky Child"
(1993) 		"Chief Rocka"
(1993) 		"Here Come the Lords"
(1993)
Music video
"Chief Rocka" on YouTube

"Chief Rocka" is the third single released from the Lords of the Underground's debut album, Here Come the Lords. The song was produced and featured scratches by K-Def, with K-Def and Marley Marl mixing it. "Chief Rocka" became the group's most successful single and has become their signature song.[1] It peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100, the group's highest appearance on that chart, and went to #1 on the Hot Rap Singles. The song has been sampled several times, including on The Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Machine Gun Funk" from his 1994 album Ready to Die,[2] and on Kanye West's "Guilt Trip" from his 2013 album Yeezus, which contains an interpolation of "Chief Rocka" chorus.[3]

Single track listing

A-Side

  1. "Chief Rocka" (Rumblin' Mix) – 4:07
  2. "Chief Rocka" (Instrumental) – 4:07
  3. "Chief Rocka" (Beat-A-Pella) – 4:04

B-Side

  1. "Chief Rocka" (Jazzy Underground Mix) – 4:04
  2. "Chief Rocka" (Video Version) – 4:07
  3. "Chief Rocka" (Mixshow DJ Mix) – 4:04

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 55
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[6] 35
US Hot Rap Singles[7] 1
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[8] 10

References

  1. ^ Elibert, Mark (15 June 2022). "Redman Congratulates DoItAll Of Lords Of The Underground On City Council Win". HipHopDX. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ Partridge, Kenneth (12 September 2014). "The Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Ready to Die' at 20: Classic Track-by-Track Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Gil. "Kanye West 'Yeezus' Track List Revealed?". MTV. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ Lords of the Underground (1993). Chief Rocka (liner notes). Pendulum Records. 0-66302.
  5. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 – Week of September 4, 1993". Billboard. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Week of October 9, 1993". Billboard. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Hot Rap Songs – Week of October 2, 1993". Billboard. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Dance Singles Sales – Week of October 2, 1993". Billboard. Retrieved 14 July 2023.


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