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Sound of da Police

single from rapper KRS-One
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Sound of da Police

Summary

Sound of da Police is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (973 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sound of da Police's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Sound of da Police's genre is hip-hop[4].
  • Sound of da Police was followed by MC's Act Like They Don't Know[5].
  • Sound of da Police was performed by KRS-One[6].
  • Sound of da Police's record label is recorded as Jive Records[7].
  • Sound of da Police is part of Return of the Boom Bap[8].
  • Sound of da Police's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Sound of da Police was released on December 6, 1993[10].
  • Sound of da Police's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sound of da Police was performed by KRS-One[6].

Publication

Sound of da Police was published on December 6, 1993[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is hip-hop[4]. It is part of Return of the Boom Bap[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Sound of da Police was followed by MC's Act Like They Don't Know[5].

Why It Matters

Sound of da Police ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (973 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Alan Lomax Eric Burdon KRS-One

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 1h ago · BigJack20 · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Form of creative work → song
    Genre → hip-hop
    Freebase id → /m/03cp7j9
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P136]]: [[Q529742]]"
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