We Rock Hard

We Rock Hard
Studio album by Freestylers
Released 14 June 1998[1]
Genre Breakbeat
Label Freskanova
Freestylers chronology
We Rock Hard
(1998)
Pressure Point
(2001)
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Allmusic [2]

We Rock Hard was the first major-label album by the band Freestylers and their most commercially successful release to date. Allmusic describes the album as a run through of the band members' back catalogue [3] 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 rotation and has a style that's reminiscent of a reggae Beastie Boys and remains popular with Amazon reviewers [4]

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
  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
  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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