<P> The rhythm track was sampled in various hip - hop songs, including the remix for the 1993 song "Check Yo Self" by Ice Cube and the 1997 song "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" by Puff Daddy . </P> <P> This song was featured in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City . </P> <P> The second and last verses of "The Message" are sung by Mushroomhead in the song "Born of Desire" off their XX album . American singer - songwriter Willy Mason also covered this song for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on February 25, 2005 . Canadian band Crystal Castles sampled parts of this song for their track titled "Magic Spells". </P> <P> Genesis drummer and lead singer Phil Collins, along with Grammy Award winning producer Hugh Padgham, described in the 2001 release The Genesis Songbook how "The Message" helped shape the hook of the band's 1983 hit single "Mama". Padgham said that "At the time The Message was one of my favorite records". Collins thought "The laugh thing" was "Fantastic...what a great sound" and he experimented with it and incorporated it into the song . During live shows, his version, usually using their signature Vari - Lite technology, became a highlight of the performance . Collins quipped that "Rap has influenced Genesis". </P>

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