[11] The 'Whoop whoop, sound of da police' hook has been referenced by ska punk band Sonic Boom Six on their track "Piggy in the Middle",[12] by Body Count on their song "Black Hoodie" and in metal band Skindred on the title track of their 2002 debut album Babylon.

The song plays over the final scenes and closing credits of season 3, episode 2 of Sex Education.

[13] It is the theme music for the long-running stand-up show on BBC Radio 4, Alfie Moore - It's a Fair Cop.

[14] A remix of the song by DJ Cut Killer was featured in the soundtrack of the film La Haine.

[14] On February 3, 2012, hacker group Anonymous defaced the Boston Police Department's web page, replacing it with an embedded version of KRS-One's "Sound of da Police" music video and a message criticizing the department's treatment of the Occupy Boston movement.