It's Funky Enough

"It's Funky Enough"
Single by The D.O.C.
from the album No One Can Do It Better
Released	June 16, 1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	G-funk[1]
Length	4:27
Label	Ruthless Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Tracy Curry
Producer(s)	Dr. Dre
The D.O.C. singles chronology
"It's Funky Enough" (1989) "The D.O.C. & The Doctor" (1989)
Music video
"It's Funky Enough" on YouTube

"It's Funky Enough" is the debut single by American rapper, The D.O.C., featured as the first track on his 1989 debut album No One Can Do It Better. It spent 18 weeks on the US Top Rap Songs chart, including four at #1. A video shot in black and white was made to promote the song.

Background

The song was produced by Dr. Dre. It samples "Misdemeanor" by Foster Sylvers. The song has appeared on many video games such as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, True Crime: Streets of LA, and Madden 2005. Its line "Y'all ready for this?" has been sampled on many rap tracks.^[which?]

Samples and covers

Most notably, "Y'all ready for this?" has been made globally famous as a sample in the song "Get Ready for This" by the early 1990s dance group 2 Unlimited. That song is arguably the most played opening song for arena-based sporting events.

The quote "stop him in his tracks, show him that I am Ruthless" was sampled by Eazy-E for the chorus of his diss song against Dr. Dre, "Real Muthaphuckkin' G's" in 1993.

"It's Funky Enough" was sampled again by Eazy-E in his song "Creep N Crawl", which appears on his 1995 posthumous album Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton.,^[2] as well as That's Gangsta by Shyne off his 2000 self titled debut album.

The line "when I am flowing" is sampled by Seattle rapper Kid Sensation in the song "Flowin'", which appears on the 1990 album Rollin' With Number One.

Track listing

US 12" Vinyl Single

A side

1. "It's Funky Enough" (LP version) - 4:29
2. "It's Funky Enough" (instrumental) - 4:22
3. "It's Funky Enough" (a cappella) - 0:44

B side

1. "No One Can Do It Better" (LP version)- 4:50
2. "No One Can Do It Better" (instrumental) - 4:50
3. "No One Can Do It Better" (a cappella) - 1:12

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak Position
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[3]	12
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[4]	1
US Dance/Electronic Singles (Billboard)[5]	24

References

1. Fitzgerald, Trent (June 30, 2018). "'Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang, Baby: Watch 'G Funk' Official Trailer". The Boombox. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
2. "Eazy-E's 'Creep N Crawl' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
3. "The D.O.C. - R&B/Hip-Hop". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
4. "The D.O.C. - Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
5. "The D.O.C. - Dance/Electronic". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-06.