We Rock Hard is the debut album by the English electronic group Freestylers.[2][3] It was their most commercially successful release to date. AllMusic describes the album as a run through of the band members' back catalogue,[4] but it still showcases the classic big beat and breakbeat electronica that would remain the band's trademark sound along with ragga and dub twists.
The album features the single "Ruffneck", which garnered MTV rotation.
The Guardian noted: "They've got tunes like the British breaks scene has never had tunes, which gives their superb productions a sweetness grievously lacking at the more ascetic end of breakbeat."[7]
"Ruffneck" (featuring Navigator) (scratches by Funk Wizard Jay Rock)
5:43
11.
"Feel the Panic"
5:57
12.
"Check the Skillz"
7:10
13.
"Warning" (featuring Navigator) (scratches by Funk Wizard Jay Rock)
4:57
Total length:
1:11:23
The female vocals on track 4 "Don't Stop" are sampled from the 1976 song "I Know" by Candi Staton.
The 1999 US release omits the tracks "The Darkside", "Breaker Beats (Part 2)", "Scratch 22 (Jay-Rock's Theme)" and "Hold Up Your Hands" and includes "Spaced Invader" and "Check the Skillz" (from the B-sides of the singles "Ruffneck" and "B-Boy Stance", respectively).
