"Time 4 Sum Aksion" | ||||
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Single by Redman | ||||
from the album Whut? Thee Album | ||||
B-side | "Rated 'R'" | |||
Released | January 12, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
Genre | East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop | |||
Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | Def Jam | |||
Songwriter(s) |
Reggie Noble Lowell Fulson Jimmy McCracklin Lawrence Muggerud Roger Troutman | |||
Producer(s) | Erick Sermon, Reggie Noble | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Time 4 Sum Aksion" on YouTube |
"Time 4 Sum Aksion" is the second single from Redman's highly acclaimed debut album, Whut? Thee Album. It features production from Erick Sermon and Redman that contains a sample from Lowell Fulson's " Tramp".
Its chorus is a repetition of the phrase "Time 4 Sum Aksion" which is sampled from " How I Could Just Kill a Man" by Cypress Hill.
It is a popular song within hip hop and has been referenced by Common in his song "Sum Shit I Wrote" and Masta Ace in eMC's song "What It Stand For?". It can be found on the Def Jam hits compilation, Old 2 New, New 2 Old.
Steve Huey of Allmusic has referred to it as a "slamming party jam". [1]
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [2] | 63 |
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard) [3] | 1 |
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard) [4] | 62 |