It's Funky Enough
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| "It's Funky Enough" | ||||
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| Single by The D.O.C. | ||||
| from the album No One Can Do It Better | ||||
| Released | June 16, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Tracy Curry | |||
| Producer(s) | Dr. Dre | |||
| The D.O.C. singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "It's Funky Enough" on YouTube | ||||
"It's Funky Enough" is the debut
rapper, The D.O.C., featured as the first track on his 1989 debut album No One Can Do It Better
. It spent 18 weeks on the US Top Rap Songs chart, including four at #1. A video shot in black and white was made to promote the song.
Background
The song was produced by
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Samples and covers
Most notably, "Y'all ready for this?" has been made globally famous as a sample in the song "
sporting events
.
The quote "stop him in his tracks, show him that I am Ruthless" was sampled by Eazy-E for the chorus of his
Real Muthaphuckkin' G's
" in 1993.
"It's Funky Enough" was sampled again by Eazy-E in his song "Creep N Crawl", which appears on his 1995 posthumous album Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton.,[2] as well as That's Gangsta by Shyne off his 2000 self titled debut album.
The line "when I am flowing" is sampled by Seattle rapper Kid Sensation in the song "Flowin'", which appears on the 1990 album Rollin' With Number One.
Track listing
- US 12" Vinyl Single
A side
- "It's Funky Enough" (LP version) - 4:29
- "It's Funky Enough" (instrumental) - 4:22
- "It's Funky Enough" (a cappella) - 0:44
B side
- "No One Can Do It Better" (LP version)- 4:50
- "No One Can Do It Better" (instrumental) - 4:50
- "No One Can Do It Better" (a cappella) - 1:12
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[3] | 12 |
| US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
| US | 24 |
References
- ^ Fitzgerald, Trent (June 30, 2018). "'Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang, Baby: Watch 'G Funk' Official Trailer". The Boombox. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "Eazy-E's 'Creep N Crawl' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
- ^ "The D.O.C. - R&B/Hip-Hop". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "The D.O.C. - Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "The D.O.C. - Dance/Electronic". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-06.