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The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)

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Wikipedia article




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"'The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)'" is a song by the Native Tongues affiliate Black Sheep, from their debut album 'A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing'. It was released in October 1991 as the second single from the album. The song quotes the Roger Miller song, "Engine Engine Number 9".

Samples



The song samples drums from "Keep on Doin' It" by New Birth, a riff from "Impressions" by McCoy Tyner, and vocals "I'd Say It Again" by Sweet Linda Divine. It also includes an interpolation of Roger Miller's Engine Engine Number 9.

Music video



The music video, which was released in November 1991, features Dres rapping in front of a crowd at a rooftop nightclub.

Track listing



'A-side'

#"The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" - 4:03 [not available on vinyl LP release]

#"The Choice Is Yours" (Radio Mix) - 3:23

'B-side'

#"Have U.N.E. Pull" (Remix) - 3:38

#"Yes (Everything's OK)" - 3:20 [not available on vinyl LP release]

Charts



In popular culture



*The song was also featured in the 2018 film 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' as part of a mash-up with "Apache" by the Incredible Bongo Band and "Mary, Mary" by RunD.M.C. This version of the song was not included on the film soundtrack.

*The song was also featured in the films 'Step Up', 'You Got Served' and 'Lakeview Terrace'.

*In 2008, "The Choice Is Yours" was ranked number #73 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs.

*The song was used in the video games 'True Crime: New York City', 'NBA Street Vol. 2' and 'Aggressive Inline'.

*The song also gained a new popularity after it was featured in a commercial for the 2010 Kia Soul.

*In 2016, the song was covered in Airheads commercials.

Covers and sampling



*"The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" was sampled by N.O.R.E. on his eponymous debut album, on the track titled "Mathematics (Esta Loca)". It is also sampled in KRS-One's "Hip Hop vs. Rap", Home Team's "Pick It Up", and "Be Faithful" by Fatman Scoop. Karmin sampled the beat in their song "Crash Your Party".

*A reworked version of the song's chorus is featured in "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim. Nas also sampled the song in '90s remix to "Where Are They Now", a track where Nas laments the absence of the skilled rappers he had enjoyed in the early days of hip-hop. The Bloodhound Gang have also covered the song.

*The first line of the chorus is sampled in the E3 presentation for Skylanders: Swap Force.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/kGpr3T86p6w Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130613120654/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGpr3T86p6w&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]:

*The song is sampled in Tech N9ne's Hood Go Crazy.

*Dres cameos in the music video for Gang Starr's 2019 single "Family and Loyalty", when the sample "And you can't beat that with a bat" is lip synced.

References



Category:1991 singles

Category:1991 songs

Category:Black Sheep (group) songs

Category:Mercury Records singles

Category:PolyGram singles

Category:Jazz rap songs

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