Time 4 Sum Aksion

{{Infobox song | name = Time 4 Sum Aksion | cover = Time 4 Sum Aksion.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] | album = [[Whut? Thee Album]] | B-side = Rated 'R' | released = {{Start date|1993|1|12}} | recorded = 1992 | studio = {{hlist|North Shore Soundworks ([[Commack, New York|Commack, NY]])|Ian London Studios ([[East Islip, New York|East Islip, NY]])}} | genre = {{hlist|[[East Coast hip hop]]|[[hardcore hip hop]]}} | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=17}} | label = {{hlist|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]|[[Rush Associated Labels|RAL]]|[[Chaos Recordings|Chaos]]}} | writer = {{hlist|[[Redman (rapper)|Reginald Noble]]|[[DJ Muggs|Lawrence Muggerud]]|[[Lowell Fulson]]|[[Jimmy McCracklin|James David Walker Jr.]]|[[Roger Troutman]]|Larry Troutman}} | producer = {{hlist|[[Erick Sermon]]|[[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}} | prev_title = [[Head Banger (EPMD song)|Head Banger]] | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = [[Tonight's da Night]] | next_year = 1993 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|NiZMqVXVZgA|"Time 4 Sum Aksion"}}}} }} "'''Time 4 Sum Aksion'''" is a song written, co-produced and performed by American rapper [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]. It was released on January 12, 1993, through [[Def Jam Recordings|Rush Associated Labels]] as the second single from his debut studio album ''[[Whut? Thee Album]]''. The recording sessions took place at North Shore Soundworks in [[Commack, New York|Commack]] and Ian London Studios in [[East Islip, New York|East Islip]]. [[Erick Sermon]] produced the song utilising samples from [[Cypress Hill]]'s "[[How I Could Just Kill a Man]]" and [[Zapp (band)|Zapp]]'s "Playin' Kinda Ruff".

Upon its release, the song peaked at number 63 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]], number 62 on the [[R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay]], number 1 on the [[Hot Rap Songs]] and number 32 on the [[Dance Singles Sales]] charts in the United States. In 2005, the song made it to number 19 on the UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart.

==Song information== Reviewing ''Whut? Thee Album'' for [[AllMusic]], Steve Huey has referred to the songs "Time 4 Sum Aksion" and "Rated R" as "slamming party jams".

Its chorus is a repetition of the phrase "time for some action", which is sampled from [[Cypress Hill]]'s song "[[How I Could Just Kill a Man]]", which itself sampled [[Lowell Fulson]]'s song "[[Tramp (Lowell Fulson song)|Tramp]]".

Within hip hop it has been referenced by [[Common (rapper)|Common]] in his song "Sum Shit I Wrote" and [[Masta Ace]] in [[eMC (hip hop group)|eMC]]'s song "What It Stand For?". It can be found on the 1995 [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] hits compilation, ''Old 2 New, New 2 Old''.

==In popular culture== *[[Mike Tyson]] chose the song as his introduction music for [[Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley|his first fight]] upon his prison release. *In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[The Homer They Fall]]", the Tyson-inspired boxer Drederick Tatum also uses the song as introduction music.

==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Time 4 Sum Aksion | note1 = LP Version | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Redman (rapper)|Reginald Noble]]|[[DJ Muggs|Lawrence Muggerud]]|[[Lowell Fulson]]|[[Jimmy McCracklin]]|[[Roger Troutman]]|Larry Troutman}} | extra1 = | length1 = | title2 = Time 4 Sum Aksion | note2 = Remix | writer2 = {{hlist|Noble|Muggerud|Fulson|McCracklin|R. Troutman|L. Troutman}} | extra2 = | length2 = | title3 = Time 4 Sum Aksion | note3 = Remix Instrumental | writer3 = {{hlist|Noble|Muggerud|Fulson|McCracklin|R. Troutman|L. Troutman}} | extra3 = | length3 = | title4 = Rated "R" | note4 = LP Version | writer4 = {{hlist|Noble|[[James Brown]]}} | extra4 = | length4 = | total_length = }}

;Sample credits *Tracks 1 to 3 contain samples from "[[How I Could Just Kill a Man]]" written by [[B-Real|Louis Freese]], [[Sen Dog|Senen Reyes]], [[DJ Muggs|Lawrence Muggerud]], [[Lowell Fulson]] and [[Jimmy McCracklin]] and performed by [[Cypress Hill]] and "Playin' Kinda Ruff" written by [[Roger Troutman]] and Larry Troutman and performed by [[Zapp (band)|Zapp]]. *Track 4 contains elements from "[[Soul Power]]" written by [[James Brown]] and performed by Maceo and the Macks.

==Personnel== *Reginald "[[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]" Noble – vocals, co-producer *[[Erick Sermon]] – producer *Charlie Marotta – recording (tracks: 1, 4) *Ken Wallace – recording (tracks: 1, 4) *Ivan 'Doc' Rodriguez – mixing (tracks: 1, 4) *Dave Greenberg – engineering (tracks: 2, 3) *[[Tony Dawsey]] – mastering

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1993) ! scope="col"| Peak position |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|63|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2024}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|62|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2024}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|1|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2024}} |- !scope="row"|US [[Dance Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 27, 1993 |title=Redman Chart History (Dance Singles Sales) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/redman/chart-history/dsa |access-date=August 16, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> | 32 |}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2005) ! scope="col"| Peak position |- {{single chart|UKrandb|19|date=20051106|artist=Redman||song=Time 4 Sum Aksion|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2024}} |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Discogs master|134066|Time 4 Sum Aksion|type=single}}

[[Category:1992 songs]] [[Category:1993 singles]] [[Category:Redman (rapper) songs]] [[Category:Def Jam Recordings singles]] [[Category:Songs written by DJ Muggs]] [[Category:Songs written by Roger Troutman]] [[Category:Songs written by Redman (rapper)]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Erick Sermon]] [[Category:Funk-rap songs]] [[Category:Hardcore hip-hop songs]]