"I Love Hip Hop" is the fifth maxi single

Maxi single

A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:...

 by Dragon Ash

Dragon Ash

are a Japanese Rap metal group founded in 1996 by Furuya "Kj" Kenji and Sakurai Makoto. They are an icon in Japan and were one of the first groups to popularize hip hop in Japan. They brought a western flavor to Japanese music and helped to turn rap music mainstream, with a mixture of reggae, rap,...

, released in 1999. It was released on the same day as "Grateful Days

Grateful Days

"Grateful Days" is the fourth maxi single by Japanese group Dragon Ash, released in 1999. It was released on the same day as "I Love Hip Hop", and both singles quickly gained popularity in Japan....

" and both singles quickly gained popularity in Japan.

"I Love Hip Hop" is performed to the tune of the famous 1975 song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll

I Love Rock 'n' Roll

"I Love Rock 'n Roll" is a rock song written in 1975 by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker of Arrows, who recorded the first released version. The song was later made famous by the hit version recorded by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1981....

" by Arrows. Because of its remarkable karaoke

Karaoke

is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...

-style singability, the song has been performed live by Dragon Ash on several occasions and remains a fan favorite. and this tune also samples the intro from "Clean Up Woman" by Betty Wright

Betty Wright

Bessie Regina Norris, better known by her stage name, Betty Wright , is a Grammy winning Miami-based soul and R&B singer-songwriter, who won fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night"...

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"Motor Headphone" is produced by members Ikuzo Baba and Makoto Sakurai and is named after their side project Motör Headphone.

External links

• Allmusic [ review]