A Night at the Hip Hopera

A Night at the Hip Hopera
Remix album by The Kleptones
Released	2004
Genre	Bastard pop
Length	78:18
Producer	The Kleptones
The Kleptones chronology
Yoshimi Battles the Hip-Hop Robots (2003) A Night at the Hip Hopera (2004) From Detroit to J.A. (2005)

A Night at the Hip Hopera was The Kleptones' breakthrough and remains their most highly acclaimed album, which fused Queen's rock music with rap vocals and many sound bites from movies (such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off) and other sources.

On November 8, 2004, Waxy, the main site that hosted A Night At The Hip Hopera, received a cease & desist notice from the Walt Disney Company (Hollywood Records) for illegal sampling of songs by Queen, similar to the banning of DJ Danger Mouse's The Grey Album. However, the album is still widely available for download.

Track listing

1. "Precession" – 2:06
   • Samples – Queen, "Procession"
   • Sound bites – Flash Gordon
   • Sound bites – Introduction from a live GG Allin show featured in the Documentary, "Hated".
   • Interview – Frankie Goes to Hollywood
2. "See" – 4:14
   • Samples – Queen, "One Vision"
   • Samples – Quentin Harris, "Let's Be Young"
   • Samples – KRS-One, "Hip Hop v. Rap"
   • Samples – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, "The Message"
   • Samples – Kelis, "Milkshake"
   • Sound bites – Aqua Teen Hunger Force
   • Sound bites – Ferris Bueller's Day Off
3. "Live" – 3:10
   • Samples – Queen, "Keep Yourself Alive"
   • Samples – Afrika Bambaataa & Family, "Got to Get Up/Just Get Up and Dance"
   • Sound bites – Calvert DeForest, Run DMC video – "King of Rock"
4. "Bite" – 4:02
   • Samples – Queen, "Another One Bites the Dust"
   • Samples – Justin Timberlake, "Like I Love You"
   • Samples – Ol' Dirty Bastard w/Kelis, "Got Your Money"
   • Samples – Missy Elliott, "Pass That Dutch"
   • Sound bites – Lee Ving, The Decline of Western Civilization, TV Offal's "Honest Obituary"
5. "Jazz" – 4:48
   • Samples – Queen, "More Of That Jazz"
   • Samples – Queen, "We Will Rock You"
   • Samples – Task Force, "Tears on my Pillowcase"
6. "Rock" – 2:45
   • Samples – Queen, "We Will Rock You"
   • Samples – Peaches, "Rock Show"
   • Samples – Killa Kela, "Heavy Artillery"
7. "Love" – 0:31
   • Samples – Queen, "Tenement Funster"
8. "Fight" – 3:20
   • Samples – Queen, "Fight from the Inside"
   • Samples – Dilated Peoples, "Marathon"
9. "Fuck" – 1:09
   • Samples – Queen, "Seven Seas of Rhye"
   • Samples – Queen, "Keep Yourself Alive"
   • Sound bites – Stereophile Test CD, "Pink Noise At -20dB"
10. "Play" – 3:41
    • Samples – Queen, "Play the Game"
    • Samples – De La Soul, "Much More"
    • Samples – Electric Six, "Gay Bar"
    • Samples – Meat Loaf, "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"
11. "Ride" – 3:10
    • Samples – Queen, "Bicycle Race"
    • Samples – Eminem, "My Name Is..."
    • Sound bites – Britney Spears
    • Sound bites – Ferris Bueller's Day Off
12. "Sniff" – 4:20
    • Samples – Queen w/David Bowie, "Under Pressure"
    • Samples – Belinda Carlisle, "Heaven Is A Place on Earth"
    • Samples – Vanilla Ice, "Ice Ice Baby"
    • Samples – Prince Paul w/De La Soul, "More Than U Know"
    • Samples – The Avalanches, "Flight Tonight"
    • Samples – Adam Freeland, "We Want Your Soul"
    • Sound bites – Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boyz "Weedman Skit"
13. "Ridicule" – 0:36
    • Samples – Queen, "Queen Talks"
14. "Plan" – 4:49
    • Samples – Queen, "I'm Going Slightly Mad"
    • Samples – Herbaliser w/Latyrx, "8-Point Agenda"
15. "Break" – 3:11
    • Samples – Queen, "I Want to Break Free"
    • Samples – Aaliyah w/Timbaland, "Try Again"
    • Samples – Beastie Boys, "Shake Your Rump"
    • Samples – Beastie Boys, "Body Movin'"
    • Samples – Beastie Boys, "Alive"
    • Sound bites – Ferris Bueller's Day Off
16. "Listen" – 3:59
    • Samples – Queen, "Radio Ga Ga"
    • Samples – Beastie Boys, "Shake Your Rump"
    • Samples – Beastie Boys, "Intergalactic"
    • Samples – Beastie Boys, "Root Down"
    • Samples – Beastie Boys, "Sure Shot"
17. "Work" – 2:21
    • Samples – Queen, "Machines (Back to Humans)"
    • Samples – Missy Elliott, "She's A Bitch"
    • Sound bites – The Gift
    • Sound bites – Richard Hamming, IBM slogan "Machines should work, people should think" (From Raymond Scott's "IBM MT/ST: The Paperwork Explosion")
18. "Come" – 4:26
    • Samples – Queen, "Spread Your Wings"
    • Samples – Common w/Erykah Badu & Q-Tip, "Come Close"
19. "Expose" – 3:15
    • Samples – Queen, "Flash"
    • Samples – Brandy, "The Boy Is Mine"
    • Samples – Beats International, "Dub Be Good to Me"
    • Samples – Jethro Tull, "The Third Hoorah"
20. "Jerk" – 5:04
    • Interview – The Kinks, BBC Sessions 1964-1977
    • Samples – Queen, "A Kind of Magic"
    • Samples – Morris Day & The Time, "Jerk Out"
    • Samples – Detroit Grand Pubahs, "Sandwiches"
    • Sound bites – Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    • Sound bites – Neon Genesis Evangelion (English dub)
21. "Save" – 4:13
    • Samples – Queen, "Save Me"
    • Samples – DJ Vadim w/Atmosphere, "Edie Brickell"
22. "Stop" – 3:28
    • Samples – Queen, "Don't Stop Me Now"
    • Samples – Looptroop w/Chords & Timbuktu, "Heads Day Off"
    • Sound bites – Kanye West, The College Dropout
23. "Question" – 5:28
    • Samples – Queen, "Who Wants to Live Forever"
    • Sound bites – Aqua Teen Hunger Force
    • Sound bites – The Big Lebowski
    • Sound bites – Blade Runner
    • Sound bites – The Decline of Western Civilization
    • Sound bites – Fight Club
    • Sound bites – Head
    • Sound bites – Hugh Hefner
    • Sound bites – Neon Genesis Evangelion

Related track

• "Bo Rhap" – 6:50
  • Although not part of the A Night At The Hip Hopera album, this unique track mashes up multiple versions of Queen's legendary song, Bohemian Rhapsody. It was released as a Christmas 2004 single (after the album), and since Bohemian Rhapsody was not among the songs sampled by the Kleptones for the album, it's possible that "Bo Rhap" was meant to be part of it, or at the very least a bonus track.
• "Kill" & "Smash"
  • While neither are on the album, they are included on the unreleased tracks compilation Shits & Giggles.

See also

• Bastard pop

External links

• A Night At The Hip-Hopera download page
• Waxy
• Cease and desist letter from EMI #1
• DownHill Battle
• Download "Bo Rhap"
• Podcast of discussion among John Batelle, Eric Kleptone, and EMI executive David Munns