Awakening is the first track from the well-known music composer and sound director Frank Klepacki off his solo project Awakening of Aggression. Released along with the album itself in the year 2006, the song comprises exuberant electro-pop along with resounding bass lines and drum-riffs.

Two Tribes is one of the most successful songs from the British dance-pop band Frankie goes to Hollywood. It is the second single off their ‘Welcome to the Pleasuredome’, and was a dance-pop phenomenon in the UK alone. It topped the charts in other European countries too, as well as doing well in the US music scene. The music videos were popular too, with focus being on the cold waves between…

Time 4 Sum Aksion is Reginald ‘Reggie’ Noble a.k.a Redman’s second single off his critically acclaimed album “Whut? Thee Album”. It has become quite popular since its release in early 1993 and has been considered one of the most influential songs in the allied hip hop group. The chorus samples from the famous song How I Could Just Kill a Man from another well-known hip hop group Cypress Hill.

This Is Why I’m Hot (Remix) is the official remixed version of the original song of the same name by ‘Mims’. It was featured on the album Music is My Savior, released in 2007 and was called one of the best remixes of the already successful song. It featured two other artists, Junior Reid (reggae singer) and Baby Cham (dance hall), the style of both being different from rap.

‘Testify’ is the third single off influential funk metal band Rage Against the Machine’s third studio album called ‘The Battle of Los Angeles’. The song has a number of political and social references, including the 1968 Black Power Salute at the Summer Olympics as well as references from George Orwell’s novel 1984 in its lyrics. It is noted for its unorthodox guitar-playing, as is usually the case with most RATM songs.

Simon Says is the first single of the debut album Internal Affairs by rapper and hip-hop artist Pharoahe Monch. Released in 1999, the song was the fifth track of the album, and was produced by Pharoahe Monch himself. The chief songwriter on the single has been credited as T. Jamerson. The song was a Top 100 Hit in the US, missing the Top 40 charts by a whisker…

Remember the Name is the second track and the first single of hip-hop group Fort Minor’s debut album – The Rising Tied. Released in 2005, this 3 minutes and 49 seconds long track has become universally popular, especially, among sports teams and groups as a possible anthem. The song’s lyrics deals with the toil and hard work required to make it big in the entertainment (read music) industry.

Rampage is the entrance theme song for the UFC wrestler Quinton Jackson. The song was composed by artist PAK exclusively for the wrestler. It features unusual sounds such as the blades of a helicopter in the initial part and an energetic clapping-chorus by a crowd during the song. The verse “God says that a man should work with his hands” is featured at the very start of the song…

Pride is one of the most well-known tracks by renowned and respected Japanese composer Yasuharu Takanashi. It is one of the fan favorites from the influential Japanese artist, especially among the B-boy crowd. It is explicitly used during bboying/break-dancing battles, especially among the street crowd.

Papercut is the first track and the third single from alternative rock band Linkin Park’s debut album ‘Hybrid Theory’ in 2001. One of the low-charting singles from the album, the song was nevertheless a hit, especially after the release of its enigmatic music video. It remained in the UK Singles Chart for 6 consecutive weeks, as well charting at #32 on Billboard Modern Rock Charts.