We Rock Hard
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We Rock Hard was the first major-label album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by the band Freestylers
Freestylers
The Freestylers are a British electronic music group, generally fitting into the breakbeat genre. Recently their style has incorporated more of a drumstep sound, more in line with The Prodigy and other such artists.-Career:...

 and their most commercially successful release to date. Allmusic describes the album as a run through of the band members' back catalogue but it still showcases the classic big beat and break beat electronica that would remain the band's trademark along with ragga and dub twists.

The album features the single Ruffneck which garnered a certain level of MTV
MTV
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 rotation and has a style that's reminiscent of a reggae Beastie Boys and remains popular with Amazon reviewers

Freestyle Noize was featured in the Playstation 1 Skateboarding video game Thrasher Skate And Destroy.

Track listing

  1. Freestyle Noize (5:37)
  2. Dancehall Vibes (6:21) Features Tenor Fly
  3. Drop The Boom (3:01)
  4. Don't Stop (4:43)
  5. Here We Go (4:51) Features Definition Of Sound
    Definition of Sound
    Definition of Sound was a London-based dance-music group, consisting of Kevin Clark and Don Weekes, working with musicians Rex Brough and latterly, Mike Spencer. Their second and fourth singles, "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" and "Moira Jane's Café" were in the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. The...

  6. The Darkside (4:50)
  7. B-Boy Stance (4:36) Features Tenor Fly with scratches by Funk Wizard Jay Rock
  8. We Rock Hard (7:08) Features Soulsonic Force
    Soulsonic Force
    The Soulsonic Force are an American electro-funk and hip-hop ensemble led by Afrika Bambaataa who helped establish hip-hop in the early 1980s with songs such as "Planet Rock"...

  9. Breaker Beats Part 1 (2:54)
  10. Breaker Beats Part 2 (2:57)
  11. Scratch 22 (Jay-Rock's Theme) (5:25)
  12. Ruffneck (5:40) Features Navigator with scratches by Funk Wizard Jay Rock
  13. Feel The Panic (5:54)
  14. Hold Up Your Hands (3:58)
  15. Warning (5:10) Features Navigator with scratches by Funk Wizard Jay Rock
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