Strafe (band)

Strafe
Strafe
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Electro, Old school hip hop
Years active	1984-
Labels	Jus Born
Members	Steve Standard

Strafe is an American old school hip hop group that gained popularity in the mid 1980s. The group is primarily known for its single "Set It Off" (1984) which has been extensively sampled by hip-hop, house, techno and EDM artists.^[1]

Songs that have sampled "Set It Off"^[2]^[3]^[4]

"The Party": 1988 song by Kraze
Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide
"Let the Beat Hit 'Em": 1991 song by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
"Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)": 1991 song by C+C Music Factory
"Changes": 1998 song by Tupac Shakur
"Set It Off": 1998 song by Das EFX
"Feelin' So Good": 1999 song by Jennifer Lopez
"I like Dem Girlz": 2000 song by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz from the Big Momma's House movie soundtrack
"Get It Off": 2003 song by Monica
"Outta Control": 2005 song by 50 Cent
“Ride It”: 2019 song by DJ Regard

References

^ "Biography by David Jeffries". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
^ https://www.whosampled.com/Strafe/Set-It-Off/sampled/?ob=0
^ https://www.whosampled.com/Strafe/Set-It-Off/sampled/?ob=0&cp=2
^ https://www.whosampled.com/Strafe/Set-It-Off/sampled/?ob=0&cp=3

This article on a United States band or other musical ensemble is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[AMG-1] "Biography by David Jeffries". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.

[2] ttps://www.whosampled.com/Strafe/Set-It-Off/sampled/?ob=0

[3] ttps://www.whosampled.com/Strafe/Set-It-Off/sampled/?ob=0&cp=2

[4] ttps://www.whosampled.com/Strafe/Set-It-Off/sampled/?ob=0&cp=3

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]