The roof is on fire is a song by rock master scott the dynamic three released as a single in 1984.
The roof is on fire original.
Rock master scott the dynamic three was an old school hip hop group best known for the singles the roof is on fire and request line both of which have been sampled by many other groups for a large variety of genres.
A friend asked me to put this up.
It is known for its chorus.
In 1985 the song was released as the roof is on fire scratchin on the a side and the roof is on fire jivin on the flip.
1984 i don t remember where i got this version of this song but it s the only copy i can find anywhere.
Hello my name is jimmy pop and i m a dumb white guy i m not old or new but middle school fifth grade like junior high.
The roof is on fire.
Both of these were clean one member of the group says they did a clean version in an attempt to get on soul train.
Dedicated to the people that annoy and irritate others.
The roof the roof the roof is on fire.
It s an old school hip hop chant that permeated popular culture but it was a slow burn.
Released by rockmaster scott and the dynamic three in 1984 the roof is on fire was originally the b side of their.
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We don t need no water let the mutha f ker burn.
The roof the roof the roof is on fire the roof the roof the roof is on fire the roof the roof the roof is on fire we don t need no water let the motherfucker burn burn motherfucker burn.
It reached number five on the billboard hot dance music maxi singles sales chart.
Subsequent remixes of the song usually contain the r rated chant sometimes at the beginning of.