“Chief Rocka” by Lords of The Underground

The song is about how great the Chief Rocka, or the head honcho of the group, and how he’s the best rhyme spitter. Both rappers on the song, Mr. Funkee and DoItAll, refer to themselves as the Chief Rocka, and, through their extensive verses, go on to explain why in great detail. As mentioned before, the beat is funky and jazz infused due to its featured samples of John Coltrane. The scratches and breakdown on the chorus are performed by Lord Jazz, who cuts the record and creates an instantly recognizable chorus.

The music video features your typical scene of New York in the early 1990’s. There are breakers breakin’, and rappers rapping. There’s a whole group of breakers wearing Chuck Taylors while they dance. One is wearing a gray pair of lows, and the other two are wearing black and white highs. Other than their awesome moves, the video doesn’t feature much else. It’s the standard style of music video from early 90’s hip-hop where the artists is just rapping in some New York back alley with his whole crew behind him nodding their heads, intercut with shots of them smacking at the camera and shots of the breakdancers doing their thing. The song is a hip-hop staple and known by all, but the music video is surprisingly generic.