Chief Rocka

"Chief Rocka"
Single by Lords of the Underground
from the album Here Come the Lords
Released	June 3, 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:07
Label	Pendulum/Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Lords of the Underground
Producer(s)	K-Def
Lords of the Underground singles chronology
"Funky Child" (1993) "Chief Rocka" (1993) "Here Come the Lords" (1993)

"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 200, the group's highest appearance on that chart, and went to #1 on the Hot Rap Singles. The line "I live for the funk, I die for the funk" was sampled for the hook of The Notorious B.I.G. song "Machine Gun Funk" from his 1994 classic Ready to Die. The chorus was also interpolated in Kanye West's "Guilt Trip" on his album Yeezus.

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

Charts

Chart	Position
Billboard Hot 100	54
U.S. R&B / Hip-Hop	35
Hot Rap Singles	1
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	10