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Whenever a hardcore rapper becomes more commercial, hip-hop's hardcore is likely to cry "sellout." That's exactly what happened to MC Lyte when she increased her R&B/pop appeal with 1991's Act Like You Know. The album wasn't without grit or integrity and even had some strong sociopolitical numbers, but hip-hop purists can be every bit as rigid as jazz purists -- and they tend to be wary of any attempt to cross over. So in 1993, Lyte ditched the pop elements and emphasized hardcore rap on Ain't No Other. The song that did the most to define the album was "Ruffneck," a catchy, inspired single that found Lyte expressing her preference for ragamuffin street kids from the inner city. "Ruffneck" expressed Lyte's allegiance to hip-hop's hardcore, and she's equally rugged and hard-edged on tunes like "Fuck that Motherfucking Bullshit," "Hard Copy," and "Brooklyn." As a bonus track, First Priority includes a remix of "I Cram to Understand U," the song that had put Lyte on the map in 1987. Not earth-shattering but generally decent, Ain't No Other will appeal to those who prefer Lyte's more hardcore side.
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MC Lyte, MainArtist - Boogie Down Productions, Vocals - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Tyrone Fyffe, Composer - MC Lyte, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Carl Melton, AssistantEngineer - Franklin Grant, Composer, Engineer - Markel Riley, Composer - Markel Riley for Funky Mama Productions, Producer - Franklin Grant for Funky Mama Productions, Producer - Tyrone Fyffe for Funky Mama Productions, Producer
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Aqil Davidson for Funky Mama Productions, Producer - Carl Melton, AssistantEngineer - Franklin Grant, Engineer - Keston Wright, Engineer - Markel Riley, Composer - Markel Riley for Funky Mama Productions, Producer - Walter "Mucho" Scott for Funky Mama Productions, Producer - Aqil Davidson, Composer, Lyricist - Walter Mucho Scott, Composer
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Gary Clugston, Engineer - K-Cut, Composer, Producer, Mixer - Sir Scratch, Composer, Producer, Mixer
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Pete Christensen, Engineer - Funk, Composer, Producer, Mixer
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist - Backspin, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Pete Christensen, AssistantEngineer
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Vocals, MainArtist - Backspin, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Pete Christensen, AssistantEngineer - Lin Que, Lyricist - Master Tee for Master Lab Productions, Additional Producer
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Vocals, MainArtist - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Milk, Composer - Milk for Spoiled Milk Productions, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Vaughn Alford, Lyricist
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, MainArtist - Boogie Down Productions, Vocals - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Tyrone Fyffe, Composer - MC Lyte, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Carl Melton, AssistantEngineer - Franklin Grant, Composer, Engineer - Markel Riley, Composer - Markel Riley for Funky Mama Productions, Producer - Franklin Grant for Funky Mama Productions, Producer - Tyrone Fyffe for Funky Mama Productions, Producer
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist - Ian, Backing Vocals - Master, Scratching - Backspin, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Pete Christensen, AssistantEngineer - Lin Que, Backing Vocals - Ali Stacey, Backing Vocals - Beetle, Backing Vocals - Joe Cee Lord, Backing Vocals - Kink Ez, Backing Vocals
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Vocals, MainArtist - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Milk, Composer, Lyricist - Audio Two, Producer, Mixer, Engineer
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist - Backspin, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Pete Christensen, AssistantEngineer
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist - Backspin, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Pete Christensen, AssistantEngineer - K-Cut, Producer
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Milk, Lyricist - Audio Two, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Giz, Composer, Lyricist
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Vocals, MainArtist - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Vaughn Alford, Lyricist - Audio Two, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Drew Campbell, Lyricist - Kenny Borland, Lyricist - Mel Albritton, Lyricist - Mohammed "Mo" David, Lyricist - Giz, Composer
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
MC Lyte, Lyricist, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dionne Alexander, Contributor - Herb Powers Jr., Masterer - Nat Robinson, ExecutiveProducer - Natalie Macklin, Contributor - Milk, Composer - Audio Two, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - DJ Doc for Must Rock Productionz/ Worldwide, Additional Production, Remixer - Giz, Composer
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Whenever a hardcore rapper becomes more commercial, hip-hop's hardcore is likely to cry "sellout." That's exactly what happened to MC Lyte when she increased her R&B/pop appeal with 1991's Act Like You Know. The album wasn't without grit or integrity and even had some strong sociopolitical numbers, but hip-hop purists can be every bit as rigid as jazz purists -- and they tend to be wary of any attempt to cross over. So in 1993, Lyte ditched the pop elements and emphasized hardcore rap on Ain't No Other. The song that did the most to define the album was "Ruffneck," a catchy, inspired single that found Lyte expressing her preference for ragamuffin street kids from the inner city. "Ruffneck" expressed Lyte's allegiance to hip-hop's hardcore, and she's equally rugged and hard-edged on tunes like "Fuck that Motherfucking Bullshit," "Hard Copy," and "Brooklyn." As a bonus track, First Priority includes a remix of "I Cram to Understand U," the song that had put Lyte on the map in 1987. Not earth-shattering but generally decent, Ain't No Other will appeal to those who prefer Lyte's more hardcore side.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:14
- Main artists: MC Lyte
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Elektra Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company
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