Push It
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"Push It" is a landmark 1987 hip hop single by Salt-N-Pepa that became one of their signature hits and a defining track of late-1980s rap and pop culture.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Hot, Cool & Vicious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Salt-N-Pepa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | DJ Spinderella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSideOf | Tramp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 19 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSHotDanceMusicClubPlay | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
became a staple of 1980s party and dance music
ⓘ
helped bring women MCs to mainstream attention ⓘ |
| features |
call-and-response vocals
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prominent synthesizer riff ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-pop
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ rap ⓘ |
| grammyNominationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| hasCatchphrase | Ah, push it ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformanceStapleStatus | yes ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Hot, Cool & Vicious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
London Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Next Plateau Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Scotty Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a landmark late-1980s hip hop track
ⓘ
being one of Salt-N-Pepa's signature songs ⓘ crossover success on pop and dance charts ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| performer | Salt-N-Pepa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Hurby Luv Bug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of 1980s pop culture
ⓘ
one of the most famous female-rap songs ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1986 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| remixOrVersion | 1987 remix single version ⓘ |
| tempo | uptempo ⓘ |
| usedIn |
commercials
ⓘ
films ⓘ television shows ⓘ |
| writer |
Hurby Luv Bug
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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