Consider this your public service announcement - this episode is about the kings of nu-metal, the royalty of rap-rock, and the band responsible for the most red New York Yankee hats sold this side of the millennium - Limp Bizkit.

If you’ve seen any of the footage from either of the Woodstock ‘99 Docs that came out a couple of years ago, or if you are of a certain age to have lived through it - you’ll know that Limp Bizkit - for better or for worse - were a BIG deal… like really big.

You can head back in to the Encore Archives in our Evanescence, Linkin Park, Sum 41 or Finger Eleven episodes to get a sense of how popular aggressive, metal-tinged, hip-hop appropriating music was in the early 2000s, but one could argue that none of it would have been given such a wide blast radius in that era if it wasn’t for the groundwork laid down by Fred Durst and the Boiz.

Of course *purists* will tell you that bands like Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against The Machine, and even Faith No More were the true innovators of the genre - and they’d be right!

But where we’re going - we’re not bothering with such high minded concepts as ‘innovation’ or ‘musicality’ - after all, the song we’re talking about today is from a record called ‘Chocolate Starfish and The Hot Dog Flavoured Water’; released in an era where ‘Good’ music was defined as any song that had too many swears on it. 

This is the Story of Limp Bizkit's Rollin' With newly unearthed audio from the band themselves!

Consider this your public service announcement - this episode is about the kings of nu-metal, the royalty of rap-rock, and the band responsible for the most red New York Yankee hats sold this side of the millennium - Limp Bizkit.
If you’ve seen any of the footage from either of the Woodstock ‘99 Docs that came out a couple of years ago, or if you are of a certain age to have lived through it - you’ll know that Limp Bizkit - for better or for worse - were a BIG deal… like really big.
You can head back in to the Encore Archives in our <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/962-encore-the-stories-behind-124206648/episode/wake-me-up-inside-the-true-133662835/">Evanescence</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/962-encore-the-stories-behind-124206648/episode/the-meteora-ic-rise-of-linkin-parks-131904094/">Linkin Park</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/962-encore-the-stories-behind-124206648/episode/all-killer-the-true-story-of-156960473/">Sum 41</a> or <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/962-encore-the-stories-behind-124206648/episode/struck-by-you-the-story-of-201391526/">Finger Eleven</a> episodes to get a sense of how popular aggressive, metal-tinged, hip-hop appropriating music was in the early 2000s, but one could argue that none of it would have been given such a wide blast radius in that era if it wasn’t for the groundwork laid down by Fred Durst and the Boiz.
Of course *purists* will tell you that bands like Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against The Machine, and even Faith No More were the true innovators of the genre - and they’d be right!
But where we’re going - we’re not bothering with such high minded concepts as ‘innovation’ or ‘musicality’ - after all, the song we’re talking about today is from a record called ‘Chocolate Starfish and The Hot Dog Flavoured Water’; released in an era where ‘Good’ music was defined as any song that had too many swears on it. 
This is the Story of Limp Bizkit's Rollin' With newly unearthed audio from the band themselves!

Do you remember where you were the first time you heard Outkast tell you to 'Shake it like a Polaroid Picture'?

How about when Nickelback told you to 'Look at this Photograph'?

Or when Taylor Swift provided the soundtrack to your Love story?

Join Myles Galloway as he takes you through the biggest songs in the world - with new interviews and newly unearthed archive footage from the artists themselves.

Subscribe on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts!

Do you remember where you were the first time you heard Outkast tell you to 'Shake it like a Polaroid Picture'?
How about when Nickelback told you to 'Look at this Photograph'?
Or when Taylor Swift provided the soundtrack to your Love story?
Join Myles Galloway as he takes you through the biggest songs in the world - with new interviews and newly unearthed archive footage from the artists themselves.
Subscribe on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts!

Join Myles Galloway as he takes you through the biggest songs in the world - with new interviews and newly unearthed archive footage from the artists themselves.

Encore: The Stories Behind The Songs You Love

You Know What Time It Is: The Story of Limp Bizkit's Rollin'

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