Dance Before the Police Come

Recorded by Philip 'PJ' Johnson and Carlton 'Smiley' Hyman in Stoke Newington, London, for their debut album of the same name, establishing their signature fusion of hip-hop, house, and breakbeat. A track from Shut Up and Dance's pivotal 1990 debut album that helped pioneer breakbeat hardcore, fusing ragga samples with UK warehouse rave aesthetics at a moment when the genre was consolidating its identity between hip-hop and electronic dance music. The album and its tracks remain foundational documents of early UK hardcore and jungle, with Shut Up and Dance recognized as one of the scene's principal architects alongside acts like 4 Hero; the duo's influence is visible across subsequent UK bass music and drum and bass.