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"Sound of da Police " is a song by American rapper KRS-One . Recorded at D&D Studios in New York City with production handled by Showbiz , it was released in December 1993 as the second and final single from KRS-One's debut solo studio album Return of the Boom Bap Billboard Hot 100
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The song criticizes police brutality and systemic racism .[3] [4] police siren (the "sound of the police"); this recurs several times throughout the song. The heavy bass sample loop, and part of a guitar solo were taken from Grand Funk Railroad 's cover of "Inside-Looking Out ", the final track of their LP Grand Funk [5] Sing a Simple Song " by Sly and the Family Stone .[5]
The music video was directed by Michael Lucero.
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The song was featured in the American films Cop Out Tag Black and Blue Attack the Block Battlefield Hardline (by Electronic Arts ), and was used for the end credits of the 2016 movie Ride Along 2 [9] The Angry Birds Movie Brooklyn Nine-Nine [10] 'Whoop whoop, sound of da police' hook has been referenced by ska punk band Sonic Boom Six on their track "Piggy in the Middle",[11] by Body Count on their song "Black Hoodie" and in metal band Skindred on the title track of their 2002 debut album Babylon Sex Education [12] BBC Radio 4 , Alfie Moore - It's a Fair Cop.
The song is well known in France, where the chorus is commonly misinterpreted as "assassins de la police " (literally "police killer").[13] DJ Cut Killer was featured in the soundtrack of the film La Haine [14] Suprême NTM later sampled the chorus on their album Live .[13]
On February 3, 2012, hacker group Anonymous defaced the Boston Police Department 's web page, replacing it with an embedded version of KRS-One's "Sound of da Police" music video and a message criticizing the department's treatment of the Occupy Boston movement.[15]
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^ Zaru, Deena (25 November 2015). "KRS-One gets political: What's fake and what's real in politics?" . CNN . Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (19 April 2017). "Sound of the Beast is an unusual, disarming display of poetic justice" . The Globe and Mail . Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
^ a b "Direct Sample of Multiple Elements" . whosampled.com . Retrieved August 22, 2021 .
^ "KRS-One Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard
^ "KRS-One Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)" . Billboard
^ "KRS-One Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)" . Billboard
^ "IMDB - Ride Along 2 - Soundtracks" . IMDb
^ Brooklyn Nine-Nine (November 28, 2017). "Best of Hitchcock and Scully" . youtube.com . Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ "Piggy In The Middle Lyrics by Sonic Boom Six - Lyrics On Demand" . Lyrics On Demand . Retrieved 2017-11-17 .
^ Hunt, James (September 17, 2021). "Every Song In Sex Education Season 3" . Screen Rant . Retrieved September 19, 2021 .
^ a b Leprince, Chloé (10 December 2018). " . France Culture Radio France . Retrieved 14 August 2022 .
^ Green, Steph (8 September 2020). "The sound and the fury: rap, reggae and resistance in La Haine" . Sight & Sound BFI . Retrieved 14 August 2022 .
^ Cooper, Roman; Kuperstein, Slava (February 4, 2012). "KRS-One's "Sound Of Da Police" Video Used In Hacked Boston Police Department's Website" . HipHopDX . Retrieved May 18, 2021 .
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