“Microphone Fiend”
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“Microphone Fiend” is a classic hip hop track originally by Eric B. & Rakim, later famously covered by Rage Against the Machine on their album *Renegades*.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Microphone Fiend | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Follow the Leader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Eric B. & Rakim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BsideOf | single Follow the Leader ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Rage Against the Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | Rage Against the Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverVersionAlbumType | studio album ⓘ |
| coverVersionLabel | Epic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverVersionOn | Renegades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverVersionPerformer |
Brad Wilk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim Commerford NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Morello NERFINISHED ⓘ Zack de la Rocha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverVersionReleaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| genre | hip hop ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionGenre | rap metal ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bassline
ⓘ
drum machine ⓘ turntables ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | golden age hip hop ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | "I was a fiend before I became a teen" ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | rap ⓘ |
| hasTempo | mid‑tempo ⓘ |
| hasTheme | addiction to the microphone and performing ⓘ |
| hasTrackNumber | 2 on album Follow the Leader ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | rapping ⓘ |
| includedIn | Eric B. & Rakim discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later hip hop artists ⓘ |
| isClassicOf | hip hop ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex lyricism
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influential status in hip hop ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | Eric B. & Rakim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | album Follow the Leader ⓘ |
| performedLiveBy |
Eric B. & Rakim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rage Against the Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Eric B. & Rakim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Eric B. & Rakim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
MCA Records
ⓘ
UNI Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| usesElement | sampling ⓘ |
| writer |
Eric B.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rakim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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