who origionally wrote/sang "the roof is on fire"

[OrganizedChaos]

heard 3 or 4 versions now, whos was the origional?

 

[Quixfire]

A fireman?

 

[wkabel23]

Me

 

[vshah]

bloodhound gang
the song is called "fire water burn"

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: vshah
bloodhound gang

Nope. "Fire Water Burn" borrowed from another song. The name was "The Roof is on Fire", but I can't remember the band besides that it was a Rap band.

EDIT: Early to mid-eighties band. Run D.M.C era.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: vshah
bloodhound gang
the song is called "fire water burn"

The song is WAAAAAY older than Bloodhound Gang.

 

[wake]

Coal Chamber is awesome

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: vshah
bloodhound gang
the song is called "fire water burn"

hahahaha no

 

[DeadByDawn]

NWA?

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
NWA?

Could be, but I dunno. The only other thing that springs to mind is Public Enemy. Mo'Fo'in' Flava-Flav. Werd.

 

[eigen]

I think it was RUN DMC

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: eigen
I think it was RUN DMC

Nope, I remember I had it on a compilation tape with songs from a bunch of artists. Run D.M.C. had a different song on there, so it couldn't be them.

NWA is sounding a little more likely.

 

[glen]

1986 - is when that song came out.
Blood Hound Gang is what google says, but I think they were in the 90's.

Am I forgetting an earlier release?

 

[DeadByDawn]

The Roof is on Fire- Rock Master Scott and The Dynamic Three

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: glen
1986 - Blood Hound Gang.
Am I forgetting an earlier release?

Yes, you are. Most everything in that song, hell that album, is a refference/parody of something else.

EDIT: Including: Easy-E, The Pixies, Millenium, Star Wars... and that's just that song.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
The Roof is on Fire- Rock Master Scott and The Dynamic Three

yes that is the origional and the correct title

a quick search on allmusic.com confirms this

Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three were responsible for "The Roof Is on Fire" ? one of the most memorable old-school party jams ? a number five dance hit from 1985. The flipside of the release was "Request Line," which also enjoyed chart success by reaching number 21 on the Hot R&B/hip-hop singles chart. Both tracks have appeared on numerous various-artist compilations throughout the years

 

[DeadByDawn]

Once again google makes me look like I actually know what I'm talking about LOL

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Bloodhound Gang did a remake of "Tricky" by Run DMC. That may be the song some of your are thinking about.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

thx, so rock master scott was the original. theres there version, bloodhound gangs, coal chambers, rancids, and i believe nirvana did one

 

[niwi7]

ac/dc