"Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom" is a song by
Australian hip hop
Australian hip hop traces its origins to the early 1980s and is largely inspired by hip hop and other urban musical genres from the United States. As the form matured, Australian hip hop has become a commercially viable style of music which i ...
group
Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods is an Australian hip hop group that formed in 1996 in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. They are regarded as pioneers of the "larrikin-like" style of Australian hip hop. The group was founded by Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) a ...
. The song was the fourth and final single from their sixth studio album, ''
Drinking from the Sun
''Drinking from the Sun'' is the sixth studio album by Australian hip hop group the Hilltop Hoods. The album was released on 9 March 2012. The album's first single, " I Love It", was released on 25 November 2011, and features vocals from fellow ...
'' in September 2012. The song debuted at No. 64 on the
ARIA Singles Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
in the same week ''Drinking From the Sun'' debuted at No. 1 on the
ARIA Albums Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
.
Content
The song is about the Hilltop Hoods conquering the
Australian hip hop
Australian hip hop traces its origins to the early 1980s and is largely inspired by hip hop and other urban musical genres from the United States. As the form matured, Australian hip hop has become a commercially viable style of music which i ...
scene, as they are the most successful Australian rap group, and were the first to gain mainstream exposure.
Music video
The song's accompanying music video was uploaded to the Hilltop Hoods' official
YouTube
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channel on 20 September 2012. It runs for 4 minutes and 7 seconds. The music video features many cameos (or
name-drops) from Australian rappers, who rap the song with a black background while their name appears on screen. This takes up the majority of the video, but there are other scenes where the Hilltop Hoods rap the song in front of a graffitied wall. The video's description describes the idea behind all the appearances from other rappers in video, it reads "We wanted to do something that was unique and at the same time unifying. So we decided to invite members of the Hip Hop community from all over Australia to join us in the making of the film clip", they also added that they wanted to use the video to promote other artists they felt deserved more recognition.
Samples
The song contains a sample of the song 'B.I vs Friendship' by
Gang Starr
Gang Starr was an American hip hop duo, consisting of Texas record producer DJ Premier and Massachusetts rapper Guru. For the entirety of their association, they were based out of Brooklyn, New York. Gang Starr was at its height from 1989 to 20 ...
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Charts
Certifications
References
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Hilltop Hoods songs
2012 songs
Songs written by Steve Cropper
Songs written by Al Jackson Jr.
Songs written by Booker T. Jones
Golden Era Records singles
Songs written by Suffa
Songs written by MC Pressure