What More Can I Say?
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| Audio Two studio album | ||||
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Publication |
1988 |
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admission |
1987-1988 |
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| Label (s) | First Priority Records Atlantic Records |
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Format (s) |
CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
38:42 |
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Milk D, DJ Gizmo |
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What More Can I Say? is the debut album by New York hip-hop group Audio Two .
Emergence
After the two brothers Nat (DJ Gizmo) and Kirk (Milk Dee) Robinson were signed to their father Nat Robinson Sr.'s music label, First Priority Music, they released the single together with Daddy O (Glenn Bolton) from Stetsasonic in 1987 Make It Funky / Top Billin ' out. Especially the B-side Top Billin ' is given a special credibility in the hip-hop scene. The song, which uses the radio number Impeach the President from the Honeydrippers in 1973, was written by Dr. Dre , R. Kelly , Jay-Z , The Notorious BIG and 50 Cent sampled. The success of the single led to a distribution contract with the major label Atlantic Records for the independent label First Priority Music . Also on the following album What More Can I Say? Daddy O was involved as the composer of the title track and as co-producer of the single published tracks Make it Funky and Top Billin ' .
success
The album had only moderate success. It only placed 185 on the American Billboard 200 and 45 on the Top R&B Albums.
reception
Andy Kellmann from Allmusic does not consider either of the two brothers to be above-average rappers and sees Top Billin 'as the outstanding piece on the album. Paul Nash describes the album for Trouser Press as "boring" ("dull"). The track "Top Billin '" was covered by MC Lyte in 1992 and sampled by several well-known hip-hop musicians.
Track list
- Top Billin ' - 2:52
- What More Can I Say? - 4:39
- When the 2 Is on the Mic - 3:19
- I Like Cherries - 3:51
- I Don't Care - 4:04
- Giz Starts Buggin ' - 3:08
- Make It Funky - 5:02
- Hickeys Around My Neck - 3:49
- Put It 2 Music - 1:10
- Top Billin ' (Instrumental) - 3:00
- The Questions - 3:01
Web links
- What More Can I Say? at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with Milk Dee. (No longer available online.) In: riotsound.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012 ; Retrieved July 7, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Dan Charnas: Still Milking 'Top Billin'. In: washingtonpost.com. September 11, 2007, accessed July 8, 2012 .
- ↑ a b allmusic.com: album placement USA
- ^ Andy Kellmann: Audio Two: What More Can I Say? - Review. Rovi Corp., accessed July 7, 2012 .
- ^ Paul Nash: Audio Two. Retrieved July 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Cover versions and music quotes database. Retrieved July 7, 2012 .
