Rockafella (song)
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"Rockafella" is the first single found on Redman's second album, Dare Iz a Darkside
. It is produced by Redman and contains samples from "I Wanna Do Something Freaky to You" by Leon Haywood
and "Flashlight" by Parliament
. It can be found on the compilation, Hip Hop Factory: The Bomb Hip Hop, Vol. 1.
Dare Iz a Darkside
-Album:-Singles:"—" denotes releases that did not chart.-Personnel:Information taken from Allmusic.*engineering – Mike Bona, Bob Fudjinski, Dave Greenberg, Bob Morse*executive production – Erick Sermon*mastering – Tony Dawsey...
. It is produced by Redman and contains samples from "I Wanna Do Something Freaky to You" by Leon Haywood
Leon Haywood
Otha Leon Haywood is an American funk and soul singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his 1975 hit single "I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You", which has been much sampled by Dr. Dre and others....
and "Flashlight" by Parliament
Parliament (band)
Parliament was a funk band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
. It can be found on the compilation, Hip Hop Factory: The Bomb Hip Hop, Vol. 1.
Chart positions
# 62 (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)# 10 (Hot Rap Singles)# 3 (Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales)
B-Side
- Rockafella (Remix Version) (4:43)
- Rockafella (Remix Instrumental) (4:44)