# Bad Brains — Pay to Cum

Bad Brains’s Pay to Cum (1980) is No. 3 in our Hardcore Punk ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1980
- **Label:** Bad Brains
- **On one list:** Hardcore Punk
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Artist:** [Bad Brains](https://waxonia.com/artist/bad-brains/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/bad-brains--pay-to-cum/

## What we say

### No. 3 in [Hardcore Punk](https://waxonia.com/genre/hardcore-punk/)

Four Black jazz musicians from Washington playing faster and more precisely than anyone in America. Ninety seconds, and no band has convincingly matched the execution.

## Listen

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