Viva la Revolution is the third full-length album 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 is the first full-length album after Dragon Ash member DJ BOTS formally joined, creating the new hip hop

Hip hop music

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/rock

Rock music

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 amalgamation sound which they have since become known for. It has been described as "the album where Kenji's polyphagia has been expressed best."

The song Communication is a new version of I Love Hip Hop

I Love Hip Hop

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

with a different backing track and vocals to avoid copyright infringement

Copyright infringement

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 of I Love Rock 'N Roll.

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 0:52
2. "Communication" – 3:28
3. "Rock The Beat" – 3:26
4. "Humanity (Album Version)" – 2:58
5. "Attention" – 3:30
6. "Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go
   Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go
   "Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go" is the third maxi single by Japanese group Dragon Ash, released in 1999.-Track listing:#"Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go" – 5:07#"Humanity" – 3:19#"M" – 3:58#"Dedication" – 2:54...
   
   " – 5:05
7. "Dark Cherries" – 4:01
8. "Drugs Can't Kill Teens" – 4:34
9. "Just I'll Say" – 3:17
10. "Fool Around" – 2:04
11. "Freedom Of Expression" – 4:07
12. "Nouvelle Vague #2" – 2:35
13. "Viva La Revolution" – 5:00
14. "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....
    
    " – 4:49
15. "Outro" – 1:04
16. "Hot Cake" (hidden track) – 4:01

Samples

Communication

• "Romeo And Juliet Break" & "Scratch Sentence One" from Super Duck Breaks by DJ Babu
  DJ Babu
  DJ Babu is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples , Babu is also a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew, and together with rapper Defari forms the duo the Likwit Junkies. DJ Babu, Evidence and Pharoahe Monch also feature in the song H! Vltg3 on Linkin Park's...
  
  
• "Flash it to the Beat" by Flash & Furious 5
  Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an influential American hip-hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. Composed of one DJ and five rappers Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an influential American hip-hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in...
  
  
• "I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're the Royal Macadamia Nuts)" by The Turtles
  The Turtles
  The Turtles are an American rock group led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. The band became notable for several Top 40 hits beginning with its cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" in 1965...
  
  

Rock The Beat

• "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J
  LL Cool J
  James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
  
  
• "Kick & Loud" by Geisha Girls

Attention

• "Entropy
  Entropy (Hip Hop Reconstruction from the Ground up)
  Entropy , is a B-side of 12" vinyl record that coupling of Asia Born and DJ Shadow and the Groove Rubbers...
  
  " by DJ Shadow
  DJ Shadow
  Joshua Paul Davis better known as DJ Shadow is an American music producer, DJ and songwriter. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album Endtroducing....., which was constructed...
  
   & The Groove Rubbers
• " That's The Joint" by Funky Four Plus One
  Funky Four Plus One
  Funky Four Plus One was the first Hip-Hop/Rap group from The Bronx, New York, United States to receive a recording deal. They were notable for having a female MC, and were the first rap group to perform live on a national television broadcast...
  
  

Dark Cherries

• "Breakthrough" by Isaac Hayes
  Isaac Hayes
  Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
  
  

Viva La Revolution

• "Viva" by Tin Star
  Tin Star (band)
  Tin Star were a British techno band formed in 1996. The group signed to V2 Records and released their debut album, The Thrill Kisser, in 1999. The group scored a hit on US rock radio with "Head", which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts in 1999...
  
  

Grateful Days

• "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins