Genius at Work Big Apple Production Vol. II Big Apple Production Vol. II J & T 1984		Herbie Hancock Rockit Future Shock Columbia 1983
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Tags: Sampled More Than 20 Songs [Add] Main genre: Hip-Hop / R&B		Producers: Herbie Hancock, Material Tags: Instrumental, Grammy Award Winner, US Dance #1 Hit, Vocoder [Add] Main genre: Electronic / Dance More information on Wikipedia Lyrics and meaning at Songfacts
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		Livin' It Up (Friday Night) by Bell & James (1978)
		The Breaks by Kurtis Blow (1980)
		Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren (1982)
		Change the Beat (Female Version) by Beside (1982)
		Beat the Street by Sharon Redd (1982)
		Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) by Man Parrish (1982)
		One More Shot by C-Bank feat. Jenny Burton (1982)
		Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) (A Side) by Hashim (1983)
		Get Tough by CD III (1983)
		Party by Julius Brown (1983)
		Play That Beat Mr. D.J. by G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid (1983)
		World's Famous by Malcolm McLaren (1983)
		Hobo Scratch by Malcolm McLaren and World's Famous Supreme Team (1983)
		Singers by Eddie Murphy (1983)
		Looking for the Perfect Beat by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force (1983)
		Bonus (A Side) by Hashim (1983)
		Miss Me Blind by Culture Club (1983)
		Encore (12" Dance Version) by Cheryl Lynn (1983)
		Who You Stealin' From by Guru (2) (1984)
		Who Do You Think You Are? by Innocence in Danger (1984)
		Let Me Do You by NV (1984)
		Crash Goes Love (Blaster Mix) by Loleatta Holloway (1984)
		Beat Box (Diversion One) by Art of Noise (1984)
		Street Dance by Break Machine (1984)
		I Want It to Be Real by John Rocca (1984)
		One for the Treble (Fresh) by Davy DMX (1984)

Sample chain found! songs sampled in Herbie Hancock's Rockit:

		Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt by Pharoah Sanders (1966)
		Change the Beat (Female Version) by Beside (1982)

33 other songs sampled Herbie Hancock's Rockit, including:

		Scratch Dance (Pyramid Mix) by Chris "The Glove" Taylor and Victor Flores (1983)
		Big Apple Noise by Trans-Lux (1983)
		Crazy Cuts by Grand Mixer DST (1983)
		Cuttin' Herbie by The B-Boys (1983)
		Techno Scratch by Knights of the Turntables (1984)
		Megamix II (Why Is It Fresh?) by Grand Mixer DST (1984)
		Lesson 1 (The Pay-Off Mix) by Double Dee & Steinski (1985)
		Def Jam by Jazzy Jay (1985)
		Jockbox by Skinny Boys (1986)
		Nasty Beat by Hip Hop Crew (1987)
		Effects & Scratches by Simon Harris (1988)
		Yo by Gino Latino (1988)
		Beat Dat by Bomb the Bass (1988)
		Put Your Hands Together (Mixbusters Remix) by Eric B. & Rakim (1988)
		Take No Prisoner's by MC Drew (1988)
		Rock On! by Cutmaster-G (1988)
		È Qui La Festa? by Jovanotti (1988)
		I Got the Fear (Part 4) by Meat Beat Manifesto (1989)
		Tales From the Dope Side by Kool Rock Jay and DJ Slice (2) (1990)
		Somethin' Like Dis by C.P.O. (1990)

Cover versions of Herbie Hancock's Rockit:

		Mere Jaisi Mehbooba by Bappi Lahiri and Sharon Prabhakar (1984)
		Rock It by [Re:jazz] (2006)
		Rockit by Dzihan & Kamien (2007)
		Rockit by Taggy Matcher (2007)
		Rockit by The Dynamics (2007)

Remixes of Rockit:

		Rockit (Mega Mix) remix by Grand Mixer DST (1983)

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