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1993 studio album by Young Black Teenagers
Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz Young Black Teenagers . It was released on February 2, 1993, via Sound of Urban Listeners (SOUL)/MCA Records . Production was handled by Gary G-Wiz , Keith Shocklee , Grandmaster Flash , Kerwin "Sleek" Young, Paul Shabazz and Terminator X , with Hank Shocklee serving as executive producer. The album peaked at number 158 on the Billboard 200
Its lead single "Tap the Bottle " peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100Hot Rap Songs , making it the group's biggest hit. The second single, "Roll With the Flavor", made it to #22 on the Hot Rap Singles. The group went on to produce a third album that was never released due to a conflict of interest with Hank Shocklee and their management. They would disband two years later.
Composition [ edit ] The Bomb Squad 's production on this album is noted for its extensive sampling , including prominent samples of the Rolling Stones ' "Monkey Man ", Rush 's "Tom Sawyer " and Herbie Hancock 's "Watermelon Man ".[3] [4]
Track listing [ edit ] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "In the House" 0:32 2. "Tap the Bottle " Terminator X 4:00 3. "Roll w/ the Flavor" 3:26 4. "Sweatin' Me" Weiner Winge ATA Knowledgable Child Rinaldo Boxley 4:16 5. "Plead the Fifth" Weiner Winge Kerwin E. Young Paul Stewart Kerwin "Sleek" Young Paul Shabazz 2:44 6. "Soul Wide Open" 4:41 7. "Blowin' up the Spot" Gary G-Wiz Keith Shocklee DJ Kamron (co. ) 4:03 8. "Y.B. Teenagers" Weiner Winge ATA Rinaldo Boxley 4:10 9. "On the DL (Down Low)" 3:59 10. "Looney Toonz" Weiner Winge ATA Rinaldo Boxley 4:08 11. "Outta My Head" Grandmaster Flash 3:14 12. "Back For Your Head" 0:47 13. "First True Love Affair" Weiner Winge ATA Rinaldo Boxley 3:37 14. "Time to Make the Dough Nutz" Weiner Winge ATA Thomas Joseph Barbaccia Rinaldo Boxley 3:51 Total length: 42:09
Personnel [ edit ]
Adam "Firstborn" Weiner – main artist, songwriter
Ron "Kamron" Winge – main artist, songwriter
Ata – main artist, songwriter (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14)
Thomas "Tiny" Barbaccia – main artist, songwriter (track 14)
Scott "DJ Skribble " Ialacci – main artist, scratches (track 2)
Flex – songwriter (track 2)
Shorty – songwriter (track 2)
Knowledgable Child – songwriter (track 4)
Sha Sha Devitt – backing vocals (track 13)
Gary "G-Wiz " Rinaldo – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6–10, 12–14) , songwriter (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8–10, 13, 14) Keith "Shocklee " Boxley – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6–10, 12–14) , songwriter (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14) Norman "Terminator X " Rogers – producer & songwriter (track 2)
Kerwin E. "Sleek" Young – producer & songwriter (track 5)
Paul Shabazz – producer & songwriter (track 5)
Joseph "Grandmaster Flash " Saddler – producer & songwriter (track 11)
Alan Gregorie – engineering, mixing
Nick Sansano – engineering, mixingJohn Bradley – engineering, mixing
Gregg Mann – engineering, mixing
Bob Fudjinski – engineering, mixing assistant
Chris Flam – engineer, mixing assistant
Hoover Le – engineering, mixing assistant
Robert Caprio – engineering
Vladimir Meller – mastering
Vic Anesini – mastering
Hank Shocklee – executive producerCesar Vera – photography
Herbie Hancock – synthesizer
Chart history [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ Dougan, John. "Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz - Young Black Teenagers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 26, 2021 . ^ May, Mitchell (May 27, 1993). "Young Black TeenagersDead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime..." Chicago Tribune . Retrieved February 26, 2021 . ^ The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana · Page 24 ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock ISBN 9781843531050 ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of May 1, 1993" . Billboard . Retrieved February 26, 2021 .^ "Young Black Teenagers Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard
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