“Sound of da Police” is the second single from KRS-One’s first solo album, Return of the Boom Bap. The song begins with KRS-One whooping twice to evoke a police siren (the “sound of the police”); this recurs several times throughout the song.

The lyrics refer to police, in places like the Bronx: they’re a protest against institutionalized racism, oppression and violence against the black community. In this respect, it resembles NWA’s “Fuck tha Police”, released 5 years earlier.

The instrumental was given to KRS by Freddie Foxxx who is known also as Bumpy Knuckles". It also appears in Freddie’s song “8 Bars To Catch A Body”.

According to WhoSampled.com, this tune is sampled in over 100 songs.