"Time 4 Sum Aksion" | ||||
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Single by Redman | ||||
from the album Whut? Thee Album | ||||
Released | January 12, 1993 | |||
Format | 12" single | |||
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 |
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Producer(s) | Erick Sermon, Reggie Noble | |||
Redman singles chronology | ||||
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"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".