Rappaz R. N. Dainja

"Rappaz R. N. Dainja"
Single by KRS-One
from the album KRS-One
Released	November 29, 1995 (1995-11-29)
Recorded	1995
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	5:58
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	KRS-One
Producer(s)	DJ Premier
KRS-One singles chronology
"MC's Act Like They Don't Know" (1995) "Rappaz R. N. Dainja" (1995) "1, 2 Pass It" (1995)

"Rappaz R. N. Dainja" is the first track and a single from KRS-One's 1995 self-titled album. It contains production from DJ Premier that samples "Come On, Come Over" by Jaco Pastorius, "Toys" by Herbie Hancock and "Telephone Girl" by Assagai. It contains an intro in which various hip hop artists such as MC Shan, Grand Wizard Theodore and Kool DJ Herc say positive things about KRS-One. KRS-One then starts rhyming three verses of braggadocios lyrics, each ended with a vocal sample from "Time's Up" by O.C. A music video directed by Brian "Black" Luvar was made for it, but it still did not reach any Billboard charts.

Lyrics from "Rappaz R. N. Dainja" were sampled in "Skills" by Gang Starr.

Track list

A-side

1. "Rappaz R. N. Dainja" (LP version) – 5:58
2. "Rappaz R. N. Dainja" (Kenny Parker mix) – 4:04

B-side

1. "Ah – Yeah" (Mellow Vibe mix) – 4:35
2. "Sound of Da Police" (LP version) – 4:18

Samples

Samples on "Rappaz R. N. Dainja"

Sample type	Sampled track	Artist	Year
Multiple elements	Come On, Come Over	Jaco Pastorius and Bob Herzog	1976
Drums	Telephone Girl	Assagai	1971
Multiple elements	Toys' (Live)	Herbie Hancock	1976
Vocals / Lyrics	Time's Up	O.C.	1994
Vocals / Lyrics	Richard Pryor Dialogue	Richard Pryor	1976
Vocals / Lyrics	South Bronx	Boogie Down Productions	1987
Vocals / Lyrics	World's Famous Supreme Team Show (Remix)	Malcolm McLaren and World's Famous Supreme Team	1990