Sound of da Police
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"Sound of da Police" is a song by American rapper
Content
The song criticizes
The music video was directed by Michael Lucero.
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 89 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 79 |
| US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[8] | 17 |
In popular culture
The song was featured in the American films Cop Out, Tag, Black and Blue, and the British film Attack the Block. It was featured as an in-game radio selection in the 2015 video game Battlefield Hardline (by Electronic Arts), and was used for the end credits of the 2016 movie Ride Along 2[9] and in the 2016 published The Angry Birds Movie soundtrack. It has appeared in the TV show Brooklyn Nine-Nine.[10] The '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. The song plays over the final scenes and closing credits of season 3, episode 2 of Sex Education.[12] It is the theme music for the long-running stand-up show on 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").
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]
References
- ^ Zaru, Deena; Lee, Alex (August 16, 2017). "KRS-One gets political: What's fake and what's real in politics?". CNN. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Sound of Da Police [LP EP] - KRS-One | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ 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). ""Assassins de la police" : histoire d'un slogan né d'une hallucination collective". France Culture (in French). Radio France. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- 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.
External links
- Sound Of Da Police at Discogs (list of releases)
