Cha Cha Cha is a single from MC Lyte

MC Lyte

MC Lyte is an American rapper who first gained fame in the late-1980s becoming the first solo female rapper to release a full album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock.-Early life:...

's album Eyes on This

Eyes on This

Eyes on This is the second album by MC Lyte. It was released on September 12, 1989, almost a year after her classic debut album Lyte as a Rock, for First Priority and Atlantic Records and featured production from her brothers, Audio Two, as well as The King of Chill and Nat Robinson...

. It was released on July 3, 1989.

Background

MC Lyte was only 17 when she made the song. The song contains a sample of "The Man-Machine

The Man-Machine

The Man-Machine is the seventh studio album by German electronic band Kraftwerk, released in May 1978. It contains the song "The Model" which was a chart-topping single in the UK in 1982....

" by Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...

. The song spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Rap charts, peaking at the #1 spot.

In 2008, it was ranked number 54 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. She performed this song at the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards

BET Hip Hop Awards

The BET Hip Hop Awards are an annual awards show, airing on BET, showcasing hip hop performers, producers and music video directors. The awards ceremony began in 2006, was held on November 12, 2006 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, was first aired November 15 and was hosted by comedian Katt...

.

The single was sampled in 7L & Esoteric

7L & Esoteric

7L & Esoteric are a Boston-based hip-hop duo, notorious for battle rhymes and boom-bap production. 7L is the duo's DJ/Producer and Esoteric the emcee.-History:...

's second EP release, Dangerous Connection

Dangerous Connection

Dangerous Connection is the second LP released from the Boston hip hop duo, 7L & Esoteric.-Track listing:#"One Six"#"Watch Me"#*Sample: "Apollo Kids" By Ghostface Killah#"Warning - Knife In The Face"#"Terrorist's Cell"...

, on a track called "Word Association". The song was also featured on the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...

on the fictional in-game station "The Classics 104.1".

Music video

The video for cha cha cha is mostly seen in black and white,however some parts of it is seen in color. Lyte is seen in the video in various locations commenting on herself calling her the " The dopest female that you heard thus far".Then in her second verse she and her posse question a male pedestrian in a dark room shining a light in his face introducing herself as the "Capital L-Y-T-E". She then explains that she has been watching him the last few days and she says that it is plain to see that he is a wannabe. One man from Lyte's posse slaps him in the back of the head then Lyte punches him in the back of the shoulder before leaving. She then closes the song with her third and final verse and the two Porsche

Porsche

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....

s seen on the cover of the album suddenly drive away.

Charts

End of year chart	Position
US Rap Chart Hot Rap Songs Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...	1