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Playfully satirical, witty, and incredibly imaginative, A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing introduced one of the freshest talents in early-'90s rap, a self-produced duo who caught the tail end of the Native Tongues family. Though Dres and Mista Lawnge didn't match the brilliant wordplay of A Tribe Called Quest or De La Soul, their topics were well-chosen, they were presented in a hilarious context, and every song was backed up by strong productions and great rapping. A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing wasn't a comedy record, but it was difficult to tell when the duo were half-serious or half-joking, especially since they were often the objects of their jokes. They poked fun at many aspects of black music and culture of the early '90s, everything from the persuasive gangster mentality ("U Mean I'm Not"), obsessions over the Afrocentric viewpoint ("Are You Mad?"), and lewd sex raps ("La Menage"), as well as an amusingly incorrect response to feminism ("L.A.S.M."). They also dropped a few of the best hip-hop club tracks of the era, the insanely catchy items "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)," "Try Counting Sheep," and "Flavor of the Month." (Another smooth dance tune, "Strobelite Honey," was dreadfully honest about girls who look better under the lights than upon closer inspection.) Polar opposites to the ranks of somber political rappers, and deftly counteracting the indulgence and self-seriousness of many alternative groups, Black Sheep hit a height with their debut that few hip-hop acts would ever reach.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Andres Titus, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Farrell, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist - Anna Carter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist - Philip Andrew Titus, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist - Greg Mann, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chi Ali, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Angelique Bellamny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist - John William Davis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist - Jennifer Perry, ComposerLyricist - Gwen Watts, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Skip Spence, ComposerLyricist - Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist - J. PETERS, ComposerLyricist - Peter Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Don Stevenson, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Miller, ComposerLyricist - Bob Mosley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - JOE JONES, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist - NANCI GRIFFITH, ComposerLyricist - Clifton Lighty III, ComposerLyricist - Dave Gosset, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Randy Klein, Composer - Millie Jackson, Composer - Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist - M. Jackson, Author - Richard Rudolf Klein, Author
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Andres Titus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Andres Titus, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - William McLean, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Black Sheep, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Playfully satirical, witty, and incredibly imaginative, A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing introduced one of the freshest talents in early-'90s rap, a self-produced duo who caught the tail end of the Native Tongues family. Though Dres and Mista Lawnge didn't match the brilliant wordplay of A Tribe Called Quest or De La Soul, their topics were well-chosen, they were presented in a hilarious context, and every song was backed up by strong productions and great rapping. A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing wasn't a comedy record, but it was difficult to tell when the duo were half-serious or half-joking, especially since they were often the objects of their jokes. They poked fun at many aspects of black music and culture of the early '90s, everything from the persuasive gangster mentality ("U Mean I'm Not"), obsessions over the Afrocentric viewpoint ("Are You Mad?"), and lewd sex raps ("La Menage"), as well as an amusingly incorrect response to feminism ("L.A.S.M."). They also dropped a few of the best hip-hop club tracks of the era, the insanely catchy items "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)," "Try Counting Sheep," and "Flavor of the Month." (Another smooth dance tune, "Strobelite Honey," was dreadfully honest about girls who look better under the lights than upon closer inspection.) Polar opposites to the ranks of somber political rappers, and deftly counteracting the indulgence and self-seriousness of many alternative groups, Black Sheep hit a height with their debut that few hip-hop acts would ever reach.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:51
- Main artists: Black Sheep
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Mercury
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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