"You're Gonna Get Yours" (sometimes subtitled "My 98 Oldsmobile") is a 1987 single by hip hop group

Public Enemy Public Enemy is an American Hip-hop, hip hop group formed in Roosevelt, New York, in 1985 by Chuck D and Flavor Flav. The group rose to prominence for their political messages including subjects such as Racism in the United States, American r ...

from their debut album ''

Yo! Bum Rush the Show ''Yo! Bum Rush the Show'' is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group Public Enemy. It was released in March 1987 through Def Jam Recordings. It was recorded at Spectrum City Studios in Hempstead, New York, and became one of the fast ...

'' (1987).

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references the

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automobile in the song's lyrics. It peaked at number 88 on the UK Singles Chart. According to ''

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'', the song helped Chuck D and production team

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" ntroducean intense, booming new sound and an urgent social and political message to rap music".

MARRS MARRS (stylised M, A, R, R, S) were a 1987 recording collective formed by the groups A.R. Kane and Colourbox, which only released one commercial disc. It became "a one-hit wonder of rare influence" because of their international hit "Pump Up th ...

sampled the song in their 1987 hit single " Pump Up the Volume".

fans

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have been known to use the song as an intro jam during live performances of their own song, " Give It Away". The song was also featured in the 1999 British-Irish

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''.

References

1986 songs 1987 singles Public Enemy (band) songs Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin Def Jam Recordings singles Songs written by Hank Shocklee Songs written by Chuck D {{1980s-hiphop-song-stub