# Herbie Hancock — Rockit

Herbie Hancock’s Rockit (1983) appears on 2 of our lists — Electro and Twice Over, highest at No. 6 in Electro. Every verdict, in full.

- **Released:** 1983
- **Label:** Columbia
- **On:** Electro and Twice Over
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Herbie Hancock](https://waxonia.com/artist/herbie-hancock/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/herbie-hancock--rockit/

## What 2 lists say

### No. 6 in [Electro](https://waxonia.com/genre/electro/)

A jazz pianist wins a Grammy for a record whose lead instrument is Grand Mixer DXT's hands on a turntable. Scratching entered the mainstream through this door.

### Picked by [Twice Over](https://waxonia.com/theme/twice-over/)

Ten years after that, at forty-three, he hands the record to a turntablist and lets the scratch be the lead instrument. Most artists get one genre. He got three, twenty years apart, and was decisive in each.

## Listen

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