Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning
Appearance
Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 31, 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Studio | Bayside Sound Studios (Queens, New York) | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 35:28 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer |
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Kwamé chronology | ||||
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Singles from Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning | ||||
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Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning is the debut studio album by American hip hop musician Kwamé.[1] It was released on January 31, 1989, on Atlantic Records. It peaked at 114 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the thirteenth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[2]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic |
Steve Huey at AllMusic called the album's production "bright, appealing, and funky," and remarked that Kwamé himself was "a sorely neglected figure today, even among fans of playful, intellectual hip-hop."[3]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Boy Genius" | Fingerprints, Holland | 4:13 |
2. | "U Gotz 2 Get Down!" | Dale, Holland | 4:44 |
3. | "The Rhythm" | Kwamé | 3:51 |
4. | "The Man We All Know and Love" | Holland | 6:20 |
5. | "The Mic Is Mine" | Holland | 3:49 |
6. | "Keep on Doin' (What You're Doin' Baby)" | Brown, Byrd, Martin, Wesly | 4:19 |
7. | "Push the Panic Button!!!" | Holland | 3:59 |
8. | "Sweet Thing" | Khan, Maiden | 4:35 |
Chart history
[edit]Album
[edit]Chart (1989)[2] | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 114 |
U.S. R&B Albums | 13 |
Singles
[edit]Year | Single | Peak chart positions[4] | |
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U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | U.S. Hot Rap Singles | ||
1989 | "The Man We All Know and Love" | 33 | 2 |
"The Rhythm" | — | 7 | |
1990 | "Sweet Thing" | — | 20 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Personnel
[edit]- art direction – Bob Defrin
- choir – B. Flat, Curt D.I.S.S., M.A.D. Scratches, The Sharp, Speaker of the House
- chorus – B. Flat, Curt D.I.S.S., M.A.D. Scratches, The Sharp, Speaker of the House
- design – Lynn Kowalewski
- engineering – Andre Debourg
- mastering – Dennis King
- performer – New Beginning
- photography – Robert Manella
- production – Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor, The Invincibles
- vocals – B. Flat, Curt D.I.S.S., M.A.D. Scratches, The Sharp, Allan Sharp, Speaker of the House
- vocals (background) – Angela White, Jimmy Young
Notes
[edit]- ^ Stancell, Steven (1996). Rap Whoz Who: The World of Rap Music. Schirmer Books. p. 169.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-03.