Chief Rocka

"Chief Rocka" is the third single released from the Lords of the Underground's debut album, Here Come the Lords. The song was produced and featured scratches by K-Def, with K-Def and Marley Marl mixing it. "Chief Rocka" became the group's most successful single and has become their signature song.^[1] It peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100, the group's highest appearance on that chart, and went to #1 on the Hot Rap Singles. The song has been sampled several times, including on The Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Machine Gun Funk" from his 1994 album Ready to Die,^[2] and on Kanye West's "Guilt Trip" from his 2013 album Yeezus, which contains an interpolation of "Chief Rocka" chorus.^[3]

"Chief Rocka"
Single by Lords of the Underground
from the album Here Come the Lords
Released	June 3, 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Boom bap
Length	4:07
Label	Pendulum Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Al'Terik Wardrick, Dupré Kelly, Kevin Hansford, Marlon Williams
Producer(s)	K-Def
Lords of the Underground singles chronology
"Funky Child" (1993) "Chief Rocka" (1993) "Here Come the Lords" (1993)
Music video
"Chief Rocka" on YouTube

Single track listing

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

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[4]

• K-Def, Marley Marl – mixing
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Frank Heller – engineer
• Ron Jaramillo – artwork
• Michael Benabib – photography

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	55
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[6]	35
US Hot Rap Singles[7]	1
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[8]	10