It is known for its chorus.
The roof is on fire original version.
We don t need no water let the mutha f ker burn.
An old school rap story.
The roof is on fire.
Hello my name is jimmy pop and i m a dumb white guy i m not old or new but middle school fifth grade like junior high.
The a side is a re recorded version which is not like the original.
We don t need no water let the motherfucker burn.
The roof is on fire is a song by rock master scott the dynamic three released as a single in 1984.
No hard feelings p.
The roof is on fire.
It reached number five on the billboard hot dance music maxi singles sales chart.
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It is also known for the lyric now throw your hands in the air and wave em like you just don t care which has been interpolated in many other songs.
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May 31 2020 if you re looking for the original version of the roof is on fire this probably isn t the record you want.
The roof the roof the roof is on fire the roof the roof the roof is on fire the roof the roof the roof is on fire we don t need no water let the motherfucker burn burn motherfucker burn.
Both of these were clean one member of the group says they did a clean version in an attempt to get on soul train.
Old school remix it s not made by me so dont give me the credit.
The b side has a version that s similar but the offensive lyrics are censored by turntable scratching.
In 1985 the song was released as the roof is on fire scratchin on the a side and the roof is on fire jivin on the flip.
Subsequent remixes of the song usually contain the r rated chant sometimes at the beginning of the song instead of the end.