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Rocket Fuel

DJ Shadow, De La Soul

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Album
Our Pathetic Age
Released
2019
Genres
trip hop, plunderphonics, downtempo, jazz rap
Length
3:16
Tempo
110 BPM
Label
Mass Appeal Records II

About this song

The single pairs DJ Shadow with the rap trio De La Soul and is the first release by De La Soul in 2019 following their feud with their label Tommy Boy Records over putting their catalogue on digital platforms. The track also appears on the official soundtrack for the video game Madden NFL 20 and the film Spies in Disguise.

What it's about

The song is a high-energy track built around funny, clever wordplay. It evokes the early days of hip-hop, when the genre was made for parties in clubs and streets alongside breakdancing.

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