for gangsta rap and inner-city themes while listening to a variety of music, much of which was anything but hardcore. The band's songs often incorporate themes such as love, forgiveness, and rejection of worldly values. Some songs include lyrics pertaining to the biblical end times, yet others express fondness for cannabis. They frequently use language reminiscent of early hip hop hyperbole, where the primary goal of lyrics was to brag and self promote in an exaggerated and often humorous fashion. Influences Ugly Duckling is influenced by a variety of artists including everything from old school hip hop groups to golden age hip hop artists. Their influences include groups like Run-DMC, Eric B. & Rakim, EPMD, and the Native Tongues groups A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and Jungle Brothers. Other influences include Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy, Brand Nubian (whose member Grand Puba appeared on UD’s 2003 track Something’s Going Down Tonight) and countless others who were prominent during the development of early hip hop. The Ugly Duckling song "Do You Know What I'm Sayin," from the 1999 release Fresh Mode, is made up entirely of lines and phrases from classic hip hop songs strung together in homage to some of their favorite tracks and artists. Appearances in media Their song "Smack" is featured on Tony Hawk's Project 8 video game and also on skater Paul Rodriguez Jr.'s Footage soundtrack. "Get on This" is featured in the movie Boiler Room, "Turn It Up" is featured in the movie Eurotrip, and "Something's Going Down Tonight" was featured in the kayaking film Means Of Production as well as the movie Drillbit Taylor. Ugly Duckling provides the intro music for Australian radio duo Hamish and Andy. In February 2015, "Smack" was used as the trailer music for Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway on British TV channel ITV. The group's music featured extensively in the BBC sitcom Ideal. Their song "Just A Little Samba" is featured in an advertisement for Visa shown in several European countries (UK, Germany, Sweden, etc.) during the 2014 World Cup football world championship. The song "Einstein Do It" is used in the preview trailer for the 2021 game Riders Republic. The songs “Audacity, Pts 1 & 2”, “Bang for the Buck”, “Left Behind”, “Lower the Boom”, and “Oh Yeah” were also featured on the in-game soundtrack for the game Riders Republic. Discography Albums Journey to Anywhere (1500/A&M/Universal