<P> Since its release, "Planet Rock" has had a significant influence on music and on popular culture . In 2008, it was ranked number 21 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop . In 2012, Rolling Stone's list of "The 50 Greatest Hip - Hop Songs of All Time" included "Planet Rock" at number three . The influence of "Planet Rock" can still be heard in hip - hop sub-genres such as G - funk and in the work of producers such as Timbaland and The Neptunes, who use electro - based sounds in their productions . </P> <P> Cybotron's Juan Atkins cited "Planet Rock" as an influence on his Detroit techno sound in the 1980s . </P> <P> In the Black Star cover of Slick Rick's "Children's Story," Mos Def criticizes a fictitious DJ for the overuse of sampling the classics . He says in the song that the DJ "jacked the beat to' Planet Rock'," which is ironic and potentially misleading, since one might say that the beat to "Planet Rock" was "jacked" from a Kraftwerk song (specifically "Trans - Europe Express"), as mentioned earlier . In 1998, Afrika Bambaataa produced a remix combining electro and house music elements, called "Planet Rock' 98," which is regarded as an early example of the electro house genre . </P> <P> The song was remixed by Paul Oakenfold for the 2001 film soundtrack album Swordfish, and was sampled by LL Cool J in the song "Control Myself ." </P>

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