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included on their 1993 album ''

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''. The song was later included on their 2001 greatest hits compilation album, ''

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''. The song samples "

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" by

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and "It's Your Thing" by

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. The track created controversy because of its

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content such as Sadat X's line "I can freak, fly, flow, fuck up a faggot/I don't understand their ways; I ain't down with gays." Regardless, the single charted on the ''

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'' Hot 100 at number 77. Later versions omitted the line and replaced it with different lyrics, including the version on ''The Very Best of Brand Nubian''. In addition to the aforementioned use of the word "faggot" in the song, the final verse by

Lord Jamar Lorenzo Dechalus (born September 17, 1968), known professionally as Lord Jamar, is an American rapper, DJ, record producer, actor and podcaster. He is a founding member of the hip-hop group Brand Nubian, which was formed in 1989. In 1996, he di ...

also contains the lyric "Did you want some more? I didn't think so. Just got whipped like a faggot in the clink, so." "Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down" contains samples of 3 songs: "

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, "

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, and "What Can You Bring Me?" by

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Single track listing

* 12" single

Charts

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Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down - Lyrics
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