Mental Floss for the Globe is the debut album by Dutch rap rock band Urban Dance Squad.

Released in 1989 (in the US, 1990[3]) and produced by Belgian guitarist Jean-Marie Aerts,[2] the album features a crossover of several music genres, such as rock, hip hop, and funk.

It spawned the hit single "Deeper Shade of Soul," which gained the band international recognition, including in the United States, where they toured with Living Colour.

[6] The album was released in the United States to positive reviews; the Toledo Blade commented on the unusual combination of rock instrumentation with a rapper and a DJ, and of hip hop rhythms with heavy metal music, and called it "refreshing".

For example, "The Devil" originally contained samples from "Orange Claw Hammer", performed by Captain Beefheart, from his 1969 album Trout Mask Replica.