- Time 4 Sum Aksion
Infobox Single
Name = Time 4 Sum Aksion
Artist = Redman
from Album =Whut? Thee Album
Released =January 12 ,1993
Format = 12" single
Recorded = 1992
Genre = East Coast Hip Hop
Length = 3:24
Label =Def Jam
Writer =Reggie Noble
Lowell Fulson
Jimmy McCracklin
Lawrence Muggerud
Roger Troutman
Producer =Erick Sermon ,Reggie Noble
Chart position =
*# 1 (USHot Rap Singles )
*# 32 (USHot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales )
*# 63 (USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks )
[ Reviews = ] *
Last single = "Blow Your Mind" (1992)
This single = "Time 4 Sum Aksion" (1993)
Next single = "Tonight's Da Night " (1993)"Time 4 Sum Aksion" is the second single from Redman's highly acclaimed debut album, "
Whut? Thee Album ". It features production fromErick Sermon and Redman that contains a sample fromLowell Fulson 's "Tramp". Its chorus is a repetition of the phrase "Time 4 Sum Aksion" which is sampled from "How I Could Just Kill a Man " byCypress Hill . It is a popular song within hip hop and has been referenced by Common in his song "Sum Shit I Wrote" andMasta Ace ineMC 's song "What It Stand For?". It can be found on theDef Jam hits compilation, "Old 2 New, New 2 Old ". Steve Huey ofAllmusic has referred to it as a "slamming party jam". [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lifibkh96ak9 allmusic ((( Whut? Thee Album > Overview ))) ] ]ingle Tracklist
A-Side
# "Time 4 Sum Aksion" (LP Version) (3:17)
# "Time 4 Sum Aksion" (Remix) (3:15)B-Side
# "Time 4 Sum Aksion" (Remix Instrumental) (3:12)
# "Rated "R"" (LP Version) (3:21)amples Used
*"Playin' Kinda Ruff" by
Zapp
*"How I Could Just Kill a Man " byCypress Hill
*"Tramp" byLowell Fulsom
*"Sing A Simple Song" bySly & The Family Stone
*"Mama Said Knock You Out " byLL Cool J
*"Get Up & Get Down" byThe Dramatics Trivia
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Mike Tyson chose this song as his introduction music for his first fight upon his prison release. In "The Simpsons " episode "The Homer They Fall ," the Tyson-inspired boxerDrederick Tatum also uses this song as introduction music.
*UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva walks out to this song.References
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