"Gangster Tripping" (released as a single under the name "Gangster Trippin", which is also the title of the clean version that censors profanity) is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released on 5 October 1998 as the second single from his second studio album, You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998).
Samples
The song contains samples[1] from "Entropy" by DJ Shadow,[2] "Word Play" and "The Turntablist Anthem" by the X-Ecutioners,[2] "Beatbox Wash" by the Dust Junkys (this track contains the song's chorus line),[2] "Change the Mood" by Jackie Mittoo, "Sissy Walk" by Freedom Now Brothers, and "You Did It" by Ann Robinson. The song was featured in the 2006 PlayStation Portable game Lumines II and the 1999 film Go.[citation needed] The single peaked at No. 3 in the United Kingdom and No. 49 in Switzerland.
The recognizable "We gotta kick that gangsta shit" sample comes from the first recorded live performance by jazz rap duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth (sampled by DJ Shadow on "Entropy"). In the radio cut, it was re-edited for censorship purposes.
In 2013, Nicky Lockett (aka MC Tunes) of the Dust Junkys[3] won a three-year court case to recover unpaid royalties for use of his vocals in the main chorus of the song.
Music video
The music video for "Gangster Trippin", directed by Roman Coppola, consists simply of scenes of furniture sets exploding, shown from multiple angles, and often in slow-motion. Fatboy Slim himself makes a cameo in the video, being shown on a photograph on the mirror where a lady stands up from. According to MTV at the time, the script for the video contained just one line: "Blow stuff up".[citation needed]
The video shows certain similarities to the ending of Antonioni'sZabriskie Point where several pieces of furniture are blown up similarly in slow motion and from different angles. Director Coppola often praised the works of Antonioni in interviews.[4][5]
Track listings
Standard CD, 12-inch, and cassette single[6][7][8]
^Gangster Trippin (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Fatboy Slim. Skint Records. 1998. SKINT 39.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Gangster Trippin (UK cassette single sleeve). Fatboy Slim. Skint Records. 1998. SKINT MC39.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Gangster Trippin (European CD single liner notes). Fatboy Slim. Skint Records. 1998. SKI 666415 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Gangster Trippin (Japanese CD single liner notes). Fatboy Slim. Skint Records. 1998. ESCA 7349.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)