Mic Checka

{{short description|1992 single by Das EFX}} {{Infobox song | name = Mic Checka | cover = DasEFXMicCheckaSingle.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Das EFX]] | album = [[Dead Serious (album)|Dead Serious]] | released = July 16, 1992 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[East Coast hip hop]] | length = 4:54 | label = [[East West Records|East West]]/[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] | writer = A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch | producer = Solid Scheme | prev_title = [[They Want EFX]] | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = [[Straight Out the Sewer]] | next_year = 1992 }}

"'''Mic Checka'''" is a song by [[United States|American]] [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[Das EFX]] recorded for their debut album ''[[Dead Serious (album)|Dead Serious]]'' (1992). The song was released as the second [[Single (music)|single]] for the album in July 1992.

==Track listings== ;12", vinyl #"Mic Checka" (Remix) - 5:08 #"Mic Checka" (Remix Instrumental) - 5:10 #"Mic Checka" (LP Version) - 4:55 #"Jussumen" (Remix) - 4:54 #"Jussumen" (Remix Instrumental) - 4:56

;CD #"Mic Checka" (Edit) - 4:06 #"Mic Checka" (Remix Edit) - 4:10 #"Mic Checka" (LP Version) - 4:52 #"Mic Checka" (Remix) - 5:07

==Personnel== Information taken from [[Discogs]].<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|url=http://www.discogs.com/Das-EFX-Mic-Checka/release/1154900|title=Das EFX - Mic Checka (12", Promo) at Discogs|date=1992|format=|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=2010-05-11}}</ref> *executive production: EPMD *production: Solid Scheme (Chris Charity, Derek Lynch) *remixing: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Solid Scheme

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1992)<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r27746/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Dead Serious > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=2010-05-11}}</ref> !Peak<br />position |- |U.S. [[Hot Dance Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]] |align="center"|10 |- |U.S. [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B Singles]] |align="center"|22 |- |U.S. [[Hot Rap Songs|Hot Rap Singles]] |align="center"|1 |} {{col-end}}

==Covers== The song was covered by Methodman and Redman as "Cheka", though with largely new lyrics, for their album ''[[Blackout! (Method Man & Redman album)|Blackout!]]''.

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:1992 singles]] [[Category:1992 songs]] [[Category:Das EFX songs]] [[Category:Atlantic Records singles]] [[Category:East West Records singles]]