Chief Rocka

{{Infobox song | name = Chief Rocka | cover = Chief Rocka.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Lords of the Underground | album = Here Come the Lords | released = June 3, 1993 | recorded = 1992 | studio = | genre = Boom bap | length = 4:07 | label = * Pendulum * Elektra | writer = Al'Terik Wardrick, Dupré Kelly, Kevin Hansford, Marlon Williams | producer = K-Def | chronology = Lords of the Underground | prev_title = Funky Child | prev_year = 1993 | next_title = Here Come the Lords | next_year = 1993 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|JFQXtAE7SiU|"Chief Rocka"}}}} }} "'''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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Elibert|first1=Mark|title=Redman Congratulates DoItAll Of Lords Of The Underground On City Council Win|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.71050/title.redman-congratulates-do-it-all-of-lotug-on-city-council-win|website=HipHopDX|access-date=14 July 2023|date=15 June 2022}}</ref> 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'',<ref>{{cite web|last1=Partridge|first1=Kenneth|title=The Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Ready to Die’ at 20: Classic Track-by-Track Album Review|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/the-notorious-bigs-ready-to-die-at-20-classic-track-by-track-6251376/|website=Billboard|access-date=13 July 2023|date=12 September 2014}}</ref> and on Kanye West's "Guilt Trip" from his 2013 album ''Yeezus'', which contains an interpolation of "Chief Rocka" chorus.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kaufman|first1=Gil|title=Kanye West 'Yeezus' Track List Revealed?|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/htclfr/kanye-west-yeezus-tracklist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714000155/https://www.mtv.com/news/htclfr/kanye-west-yeezus-tracklist|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2023|website=MTV|access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref>

==Single track listing==

===A-Side=== #"Chief Rocka" (Rumblin' Mix) – 4:07 #"Chief Rocka" (Instrumental) – 4:07 #"Chief Rocka" (Beat-A-Pella) – 4:04

===B-Side=== #"Chief Rocka" (Jazzy Underground Mix) – 4:04 #"Chief Rocka" (Video Version) – 4:07 #"Chief Rocka" (Mixshow DJ Mix) – 4:04

==Personnel== Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="linernotes">{{Cite AV media notes|title=Chief Rocka|author=Lords of the Underground|year=1993|type=liner notes|publisher=Pendulum Records|id=0-66302}}</ref>

* K-Def, Marley Marl – mixing * Tom Coyne – mastering * Frank Heller – engineer * Ron Jaramillo – artwork * Michael Benabib – photography

==Charts== {| class="wikitable" !Chart (1993) !Peak<br /> position |- |US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|title=Billboard Hot 100 – Week of September 4, 1993|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1993-09-04/|website=Billboard|access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref> |align="center"|55 |- |US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs<ref>{{cite web|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Week of October 9, 1993|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/1993-10-09/|website=Billboard|access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref> |align="center"|35 |- |US Hot Rap Singles<ref>{{cite web|title=Hot Rap Songs – Week of October 2, 1993|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-song/1993-10-02/|website=Billboard|access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |- |US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales<ref>{{cite web|title=Dance Singles Sales – Week of October 2, 1993|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/1993-10-02/|website=Billboard|access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref> |align="center"|10 |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:1992 songs Category:1993 singles Category:Lords of the Underground songs Category:Elektra Records singles