Here Comes the Hotstepper - Heartical Mix

This party starter is the only hit for the Jamaican reggae singer Ini Kamoze. "The Hotstepper" is his nickname; it's a Jamaican term for a man on the run from the law. Kamoze, though, is a lyrical gangster committing metaphorical murder, unlike the American gangsta rappers whose bars were more literal and menacing. In this context, the song comes off as fun and uplifting - it's hard to be scared of a man who rhymes "extraordinary" with "strawberry."

The "na-na-na-na-na" chorus is sampled from Cannibal And The Headhunters' version of "Land Of 1,000 Dances."

The bass line is sampled from Taana Gardner's 1981 song "Heartbeat."