Gangster Trippin
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"Gangster Tripping" is a song by British big beat
musician Fatboy Slim
, released as the second single from his album You've Come a Long Way, Baby
.
The song contains samples from "Entropy" by DJ Shadow
, "Word Play" and "The Turntablist Anthem" by the X-Ecutioners, "8th Wonder" by the Sugarhill Gang, "Beat Box Wash" by the Dust Junkys, and "You Did It" by Anne Robinson. In the radio cut, the verse "We gotta kick that gangsta shit" was re-edited for censorship purposes. The song was featured on the PlayStation Portable
game Lumines II
. The single peaked at No. 3 in the UK and No. 49 in Switzerland.
The track entitled "Jack It Up" mainly consists of the vocal line "jack it up" with a little background noise and some vocal distortion towards the end. It is used in the song entitled "Soul Surfing", which appears on the You've Come a Long Way, Baby
album. The "DJ Delite" part of the title implies that people can use it as a sample for their own mixes. The World Went Down appears as a bonus track on some versions of the same album.
, consists simply of scenes of furniture sets exploding, shown from multiple angles, and often in slow-motion. Fatboy Slim himself makes a cameo in the video, being shown on a photograph on the mirror where a lady stands up from. According to MTV
at the time, the script for the video contained just one line: "Blow stuff up".
Big beat
Big beat is a term employed since the mid-1990s by the British music press to describe much of the music by artists such as The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, and Propellerheads typically driven by heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns in...
musician Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim
Norman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...
, released as the second single from his album You've Come a Long Way, Baby
You've Come a Long Way, Baby
You've Come a Long Way, Baby is the second studio album by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released on 19 October 1998 through the label Skint Records. The album liner notes state that the album was made at The House of Love. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart and number...
.
The song contains samples from "Entropy" by DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow
Joshua Paul Davis better known as DJ Shadow is an American music producer, DJ and songwriter. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album Endtroducing....., which was constructed...
, "Word Play" and "The Turntablist Anthem" by the X-Ecutioners, "8th Wonder" by the Sugarhill Gang, "Beat Box Wash" by the Dust Junkys, and "You Did It" by Anne Robinson. In the radio cut, the verse "We gotta kick that gangsta shit" was re-edited for censorship purposes. The song was featured on the PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
game Lumines II
Lumines II
Lumines II is a sequel to the puzzle game Lumines. The game was released in November, 2006 in Europe and North America, and in February 2007 in Japan.-Gameplay:The gameplay in Lumines II is very similar to its predecessor, Lumines...
. The single peaked at No. 3 in the UK and No. 49 in Switzerland.
Track listing
- "Gangster Trippin"
- "The World Went Down"
- "Jack It Up (DJ Delite)"
The track entitled "Jack It Up" mainly consists of the vocal line "jack it up" with a little background noise and some vocal distortion towards the end. It is used in the song entitled "Soul Surfing", which appears on the You've Come a Long Way, Baby
You've Come a Long Way, Baby
You've Come a Long Way, Baby is the second studio album by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released on 19 October 1998 through the label Skint Records. The album liner notes state that the album was made at The House of Love. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart and number...
album. The "DJ Delite" part of the title implies that people can use it as a sample for their own mixes. The World Went Down appears as a bonus track on some versions of the same album.
Music video
The music video for "Gangster Trippin", directed by Roman CoppolaRoman Coppola
Roman Coppola is an American film director and music video director.-Early life:Coppola was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, the son of set decorator/artist Eleanor Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola. Coppola was born in the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine while his father was in Paris...
, consists simply of scenes of furniture sets exploding, shown from multiple angles, and often in slow-motion. Fatboy Slim himself makes a cameo in the video, being shown on a photograph on the mirror where a lady stands up from. According to MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
at the time, the script for the video contained just one line: "Blow stuff up".
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 49 |