Am I Black Enough for You? (album)
Am I Black Enough for You? | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 27, 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 53:41 | |||
Label | Jive/RCA | |||
Producer | Schoolly D DJ Code Money | |||
Schoolly D chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B[2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[5] |
Am I Black Enough for You? is the fourth album by rapper Schoolly D, released in 1989 via Jive Records/RCA.[3] It was produced by Schoolly D and DJ Code Money.[6] The album did not chart, although three singles were released: "Gangster Boogie", "Pussy Ain't Nothin'", and "Livin' in the Jungle". It was Schoolly D's last album for Jive Records.
"Am I Black Enough for You?" appears in the 1990 film King of New York.
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press called Am I Black Enough for You? "a loud and proud album that uses spoken-word bites (political speeches, Star Trek dialogue, Richard Pryor crack-horror routines) to increase the consciousness."[7] The Washington Post wrote that "the raised consciousness and subtler production only make this the rapper's least distinctive effort: There's nothing on this one as abrasively hilarious, or as indubitably Schooly [sic], as the previous platter's 'No More Rock and Roll.'"[8]
Track listing
[edit]- "Black" – 0:29
- "Gangster Boogie" – 4:06
- "It's Like Dope" – 3:46
- "D. Is For" – 3:47
- "Black Is..." – 0:30
- "Gucci Again" – 3:42
- "Pussy Ain't Nothin'" – 3:04
- "Black Attack" – 0:40
- "Who's Schoolin' Who?" – 3:17
- "Mama Feelgood" – 3:30
- "Get off Your Ass and Get Involved" – 1:53
- "Education of a Black Man" – 2:29
- "Black Education" – 1:03
- "Livin' in the Jungle" – 3:34
- "Black Jesus" – 3:50
- "Super Nigger" – 1:53
- "Am I Black Enough for You?" – 4:24
- "Don't Call Me Nigger" – 3:36
- "Black Power" – 1:03
- "Godfather of Funk" – 3:05
References
[edit]- ^ Am I Black Enough for You? at AllMusic
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Schoolly-D". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 293.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 621.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 342–343.
- ^ "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. November 30, 1989 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Schoolly D". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (September 22, 1989). "CAP CENTRE RAP ATTACK" – via www.washingtonpost.com.