Stone Cold Rhymin'
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| Stone Cold Rhymin' | ||
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| Studio album by Young MC | ||
| Released | 1989 | |
| Recorded | ? | |
| Genre | Rap/Pop | |
| Length | ??:?? | |
| Label | Delicious Vinyl | |
Stone Cold Rhymin' is the debut album by rapper Young MC. It is generally seen as a brilliant pop-rap album. It was originally released in 1989 on Delicious Vinyl and was later re-issued by Rhino Records. The third track, "Bust A Move", was Young MC's biggest hit and was the song he is mostly remembered by today. Even though his follow-up single "Principal's Office," did not become a huge hit, it was still nominated for Best Rap Video at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.
[edit] Track listing
- "I Come Off"
- "Principal's Office"
- "Bust A Move"
- "Non Stop"
- "Fastest Rhyme" (M. Young)
- "My Name Is Young" (M. Young/M. Dike)
- "Know How" (M. Young/J. King/M. Simpson)
- "Roll With The Punches"
- "I Let 'Em Know"
- "Pick Up The Pace" (M. Young/M. Dike)
- "Got More Rhymes" (M. Young/M. Dike/J. King/M. Ross)
- "Stone Cold Buggin'" (M. Young/M. Dike)
- "Just Say No" (M. Young/Q. Jones Jr.)
All tracks composed by M. Young/M. Dike/M. Ross except where otherwise noted. All tracks published by PolyGram Music except "Just Say No" published by PolyGram/Warner Chappell.
[edit] Samples Used
- "I Come Off" contains sample from "Hercules" by Aaron Neville.
- "Principal's Office" contains sample from "Who Could Want More" by Lee Michaels.
- "Bust A Move" contains samples from "Found A Child" by Ballin'jack, "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey & "Daytime Hustler" by Bette Midler.
- "Non Stop" contains sample from "The Wizard" by Black Sabbath.
- "Fastest Rhyme" contains sample from "Here We Go (Live)" by Run-D.M.C..
- "Know How" contains samples from "Theme From Shaft" by Isaac Hayes, "Skin Tight" by The Ohio Players & "Apache" by Incredible Bongo Band.
- "I Let 'Em Know" contains samples from "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry & "Skin Tight" by The Ohio Players.
- "Pick Up The Pace" contains sample from "We Call it the Box" by Bill Summers & Summers Heat.
[edit] Personnel
- Young MC – vocals, songwriting
- Matt Dike – production, arrangement & mixing (all tracks except 7 and 13)
- Michael Ross – production, arrangement & mixing (all tracks except 7 and 13)
- The Dust Brothers – production, arrangement & mixing (track 7), co-production (track 11)
- Quincy Jones Jr. – production, arrangement & mixing (track 13)
- Mario Caldato Jr. – engineering
- Brian Foxworthy - additional engineering
- Salomon - photography & art direction
- EMC-0 - production coordinator
- Crystal Blake - vocals (tracks 1, 3 & 11)
- Flea - bass (tracks 2 & 3)
- Kevin O'Neal - bass (tracks 7 & 8)
- John Dexter Steward Jr. - drums (tracks 2 & 4)
- Michael Gardner - management
