"Chief Rocka" was the third single released from the Lords of the Underground

Lords of the Underground

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's debut album, Here Come the Lords

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. The song was produced and featured scratches by K-Def

K-Def

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, with K-Def and Marley Marl

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 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

Billboard 200

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, the groups 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.

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 song "Machine Gun Funk" from his 1994 classic Ready to Die

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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	55
U.S. R&B / Hip-Hop	35
Hot Rap Singles	1
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	10