Chief Rocka

"Chief Rocka"
File:Chief Rocka.jpg
Single by Lords of the Underground
from the album Here Come the Lords
Released	June 3, 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Boom bap
Length	4:07
Label	Pendulum Elektra
Songwriters	Al'Terik Wardrick, Dupré Kelly, Kevin Hansford, Marlon Williams
Producer	K-Def
Lords of the Underground singles chronology
"Funky Child" (1993) "Chief Rocka" (1993) "Here Come the Lords" (1993)
Music video
"Chief Rocka" on YouTube

"Chief Rocka" is the third single released from the Lords of the Underground's debut album, Here Come the Lords. The song was produced and featured scratches by K-Def, with K-Def and Marley Marl mixing it. "Chief Rocka" became the group's most successful single and has become their signature song. It peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100, the group's highest appearance on that chart, and went to #1 on the Hot Rap Singles. The song has been sampled several times, including on The Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Machine Gun Funk" from his 1994 album Ready to Die, and on Kanye West's "Guilt Trip" from his 2013 album Yeezus, which contains an interpolation of "Chief Rocka" chorus.

Single track listing

A-Side

1. "Chief Rocka" (Rumblin' Mix) – 4:07
2. "Chief Rocka" (Instrumental) – 4:07
3. "Chief Rocka" (Beat-A-Pella) – 4:04

B-Side

1. "Chief Rocka" (Jazzy Underground Mix) – 4:04
2. "Chief Rocka" (Video Version) – 4:07
3. "Chief Rocka" (Mixshow DJ Mix) – 4:04

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

• K-Def, Marley Marl – mixing
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Frank Heller – engineer
• Ron Jaramillo – artwork
• Michael Benabib – photography

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	55
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	35
US Hot Rap Singles	1
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	10