Ina Kamoze - Here Comes The Hotstepper

Here Comes the Hotstepper is a song co-written and recorded by Jamaican dancehall artist Ini Kamoze. It was released in 1994 by Columbia Records as the lead single from his 1995 album of the same name as well as the soundtrack to the film Prêt-à-Porter. It is known for its "naaaa na na na naaaa..." chorus inspired by the Cannibal and the Headhunters version of "Land of 1000 Dances".

The song was Kamoze's only song to reach the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking atop the chart on 17 December 1994 and remaining there for two weeks.

Lyrics:
[Intro]
Hey! Hit It!

[Refrain]
Nah, na na na nah
Na na na nah, na na nah, na na nah
Na na na nah
Nah, na na na nah
Na na na nah, na na nah, na na nah
Na na na nah

[Chorus]
Here comes the hotstepper (murderer)
I'm the lyrical gangster (murderer)
Big up di crew ina di area (murderer)
Still love you like that (murderer)

[Post-Chorus]
No no we don't die
Yes we mul-ti-ply
Anyone press will hear the fat lady sing
Act like you know, RICO
I know what Bo don't know
Touch them up and go, uh-oh!
Ch-ch-chang chang

[Chorus]
Here comes the hotstepper (murderer)
I'm the lyrical gangster (murderer)
Excuse me Mr. Officer (murderer)
Still love you like that (murderer)

[Verse 1]
Extra-ordinary
Juice like a strawberry
Money to burn baby, all of the time
Cut to fit is me
Fit to cut is she
Come juggle with me, I say every time

[Chorus]
Here comes the hotstepper (murderer)
I'm the lyrical gangster (murderer)
Dial emergency number (murderer)
Still love you like that (murderer)

[Refrain]
Nah, na na na nah
Na na na nah, na na nah, na na nah
Na na na nah
It's how we do it man
Nah, na na na nah
Na na na nah, na na nah, na na nah
Na na na nah
[Verse 2]
Hey
Start like a jackrabbit
Finish in front of it
I'm the nineties' Jack, that's it, understand?
I'm the daddy of the mack daddy
Is a lucky thing God made me
Ain't no homie gonna play me, top celebrity man

[Chorus]
Murderer
I'm the lyrical gangster (murderer)
Excuse me Mister Officer (murderer)
Still love you like that (murderer)

[Post-Chorus]
No no we don't die
Yes we mul-ti-ply
Anyone test will hear the fat lady sing
Act like you know, G-go
I know what Bo don't know
Touch them up and go, uh-oh!
Ch-ch-chang chang

[Chorus]
Here comes the hotstepper (murderer)
I'm the lyrical gangster (murderer)
Big up the crew in-a the area (murderer)
Still love you like that (murderer)
[Refrain]
Nah, na na na nah
Na na na nah, na na nah, na na nah
Na na na nah
Yeah man, that's how it is
Nah, na na na nah
Na na na nah, na na nah, na na nah
Na na na nah
Right?

[Chorus]
Here comes the hotstepper (murderer)
I'm the lyrical gangster (murderer)
Big up all crew bow ya (murderer)
Still love you like that (murderer)
Here comes the hotstepper (murderer)
I'm the lyrical danger (murderer)
Big up the crew in-a the area (murderer)
Still love you like that (murderer)
Here comes the hotstepper
I'm the lyrical gangster
I'm a live in-a me danger
Still love you like that

[Outro]
Hey
Da da da da
Da da da da
Da da da da