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Das EFX · 1997
Recording

Recorded during the Generation EFX sessions at Ian London Studios, Music Palace, The Sewer, Mirror Image, Quad Recording, Northshore Soundworks, and Niles Studio. Das EFX performed the track with Redman, while Rashad Smith produced it with co-production by Armando Colon and PMD. Released by EastWest Records America in 1998 as the lead single from Generation EFX, it returned Das EFX to the singles market after Hold It Down. The track reached number 42 on the UK Official Singles Chart and paired the duo with Redman during the late-1990s Def Squad orbit. It remains the most visible single from Generation EFX and one of the group's later-period records most tied to guest-driven 1990s New York rap. Its Brick sample and Redman feature have kept it documented in sample databases and Das EFX discographies.

ArtistDas EFX
Year1997
GenreBoom Bap
StudioIan London Studios; Music Palace; The Sewer; Mirror Image; Quad Recording; Northshore Soundworks; Niles Studio
LabelEastWest Records America
ProducersRashad Smith · Armando Colon · PMD
How curators tag this
Boom Bap100%
Sound check
Same ArtistFig. A
They Want EFX
Das EFX
Brooklyn to T‐Neck
Das EFX · 1992
Check Yo Self
Das EFX · 1992
Dum Dums
Das EFX · 1992
SamplesFig. B
Dazz
Brick · 1976 · sampled
Sleep
Emune · 2015 · sampled-by
Rap Scholar
Skulastic feat. DJ All Good · 2013 · sampled-by
Year · 1997Fig. C
Lucky Man
The Verve · 1997
Who Am I (Sim Simma)
Beenie Man · 1997
Switch
Howie B · 1997
Elysium
Portishead · 1997
Binghi
Twilight Circus Dub Sound System · 1997
Same GenreFig. D
Runnin'
The Pharcyde · 1995
Electric Relaxation
A Tribe Called Quest
Check The Rhime
A Tribe Called Quest · 1991
Ready or Not
Fugees · 1996
Tipsy (Radio Mix)
J‐Kwon · 2004
Artist · Das EFXIn the Sleeve Notes
1990s
1992They Want EFX
1997Rap ScholarYou are here
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