"Badman Riddim (Jump)" is a song by Dutch DJ/producer

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featuring vocals from British hip hop/grime group

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. It was released on 19 June 2011 as a digital download in the

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. It contains samples of "Gojira Tai Mosura", the theme song from the 1992 sci-fi film

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, by Japanese composer

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. The same sample was used in the

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hit song "

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". The song is featured as part of the soundtrack for

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Badman Riddim (Jump)" was first released onto

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