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Kool Rock Jay

Kool Rock Jay and DJ Slice (2)
Tales From the Dope Side

Tales From the Dope Side
Jive 1990
Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock
Rockit

Future Shock
Columbia 1983
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Producers: DJ Slice (2), Erroll D. Jackson
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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
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Cover versions of Herbie Hancock's Rockit:
Mere Jaisi Mehbooba Mere Jaisi Mehbooba by Bappi Lahiri and Sharon Prabhakar (1984)
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Rockit Rockit by Dzihan & Kamien (2007)
Rockit Rockit by Taggy Matcher (2007)
Rockit Rockit by The Dynamics (2007)

Remixes of Rockit:
Rockit (Mega Mix) Rockit (Mega Mix) remix by Grand Mixer DST (1983)

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