Schoolly D (album)
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| Schoolly D | ||||
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| Released | 1985, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
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| Length | 38:04 | |||
| Label | Schoolly D Records Rhythm King Records (UK) Jive/RCA Records 1338-J | |||
| Producer | Schoolly D DJ Code Money | |||
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Schoolly D is the debut album by rapper Schoolly D. The album was released on Schoolly D Records in 1985 and in 1990 on Jive Records, and was produced by Schoolly D and DJ Code Money. It features three singles: "Put Your Filas On", "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" and "Gucci Time".
The album cover featured drawings of a b-boy set against a yellow background. The speech bubbles used proxies for swear words, such as "sheet" and "flucking".
"Gucci Time" was sampled in E-40's song "Stilettos & Jeans" featuring Bobby V, taken from his 2010 album Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift.
The album is considered to be the predecessor of gangster rap and a major influence on the first albums of Ice-T and Public Enemy as well as an influence and sample source for Beastie Boys and countless others.[1][2][3]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [4] |
Simon Reynolds of Melody Maker described the debut in 1986 as "the most extreme hardcore hip-hop record I have ever encountered." and that "It is so far from r'n'b and from funk, so far from ingratiating pleasantness, that the only comparisons I can think of are white ones, groups like the Swans or Killing Joke – precision machine music, a pop abattoir, it can rightly be considered avant-garde."[5] Reynolds went on to state that the strongest track was "P.S.K. (What Does It Mean)" and that "Put Your Filas On" was "another standout."[5]
Track listing
[edit]Note: the tracks "Maniac" and "Gangster Boogie" are included in the UK cassette release.[6]
- "I Don't Like Rock & Roll" (5:56)
- "Put Your Filas On" (7:16)
- "Free Style Rapping" (6:52)
- "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" (6:32)
- "Gucci Time" (6:10)
- "Free Style Cutting" (5:16)
References
[edit]- ^ "Hip-Hop Gem: Ice-T's "6 in the Mornin'" Was Inspired By Schoolly D's "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" – Stop The Breaks - Independent Music Grind". www.stopthebreaks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back–Public Enemy (1988) Vibe". www.vibe.com. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "The Punk History Behind the Beastie Boys' First Album, 'Licensed to Ill'". The New York Observer. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r28242
- ^ a b Reynolds 1986.
- ^ "Images for Schoolly-D* - Schoolly-D". Discogs.
Sources
[edit]- Reynolds, Simon (August 23, 1986). "Schoolly D: Schoolly D (Schoolly D Records)". Melody Maker. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Rock's Backpages.
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