We Rock Hard

We Rock Hard is the first album by the English electronic group Freestylers and their most commercially successful release to date. Allmusic describes the album as a run through of the band members' back catalogue,[2] but it still showcases the classic big beat and breakbeat electronica that would remain the band's trademark sound along with ragga and dub twists.

We Rock Hard
Studio album by Freestylers
Released	14 June 1998[1]
Genre	Breakbeat, big beat, electronica
Length	73:05
Label	Freskanova (UK) PIAS Mammoth (US)
Producer	Freestylers
Freestylers chronology
We Rock Hard (1998) Pressure Point (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
NME	(7/10)[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

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.[5]

The track "Freestyle Noize" was featured in the PlayStation skateboarding video game Thrasher: Skate and Destroy.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Freestyle Noize"	5:37
2.	"Dancehall Vibes" (featuring Tenor Fly)	6:21
3.	"Drop The Boom"	3:01
4.	"Don't Stop"	4:43
5.	"Here We Go" (featuring Definition of Sound)	4:51
6.	"The Darkside"	4:50
7.	"B–Boy Stance" (featuring Tenor Fly) (scratches by Funk Wizard Jay Rock)	4:36
8.	"We Rock Hard" (featuring Soul Sonic Force)	7:08
9.	"Breaker Beats (Part 1)"	2:54
10.	"Breaker Beats (Part 2)"	2:57
11.	"Scratch 22 (Jay-Rock's Theme)" (produced by Funk Wizard Jay Rock)	5:25
12.	"Ruffneck" (featuring Navigator) (scratches by Funk Wizard Jay Rock)	5:40
13.	"Feel The Panic"	5:54
14.	"Hold Up Your Hands"	3:58
15.	"Warning" (featuring Navigator) (scratches by Funk Wizard Jay Rock)	5:10

1999 US release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Freestyle Noize"	5:36
2.	"Dancehall Vibes" (featuring Tenor Fly)	6:17
3.	"Drop The Boom"	3:01
4.	"Don't Stop"	4:20
5.	"Here We Go" (featuring Definition of Sound)	4:56
6.	"B–Boy Stance" (featuring Tenor Fly) (scratches by Funk Wizard Jay Rock)	4:21
7.	"We Rock Hard" (featuring Soul Sonic Force)	7:10
8.	"Breaker Beats (Part 1)"	4:36
9.	"Spaced Invader"	7:19
10.	"Ruffneck" (featuring Navigator) (scratches by Funk Wizard Jay Rock)	5:43
11.	"Feel The Panic"	5:57
12.	"Check The Skillz"	7:10
13.	"Warning" (featuring Navigator) (scratches by Funk Wizard Jay Rock)	4:57
Total length:		1:11:23

• The female vocals on track 4 "Don't Stop" are sampled from the 1976 song "I Know" by Candi Staton.[6]
• The 1999 US release omits the tracks "The Darkside", "Breaker Beats (Part 2)", "Scratch 22 (Jay-Rock's Theme)" and "Hold Up Your Hands" and includes "Spaced Invader" and "Check The Skillz" (from the B-sides of the singles "Ruffneck"[7] and "B-Boy Stance",[8] respectively).

References

1. NME
2. Allmusic review
3. NME review
4. Rolling Stone review
5. Amazon.com: We Rock Hard: Music
6. Freestylers's Don't Stop sample of Candi Staton's I Know | WhoSampled
7. http://www.discogs.com/Freestylers-Featuring-Navigator-Ruffneck/release/128086
8. http://www.discogs.com/Freestylers-Featuring-Tenor-Fly-B-Boy-Stance/release/128097

External links

• We Rock Hard (1998) at Discogs
• We Rock Hard (1999) at Discogs