Stone Cold Rhymin'

Infobox album |
Name = Stone Cold Rhymin'
Type = studio album
Artist = Young MC


Released = September 5, 1989
Recorded = 1988-1989
Genre = Hip-Hop
Length = 47:24
Label = Delicious Vinyl
Producer = Quincy Jones
Dust Brothers
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:apfqxqu5ld0e link]
Last album =
This album = "Stone Cold Rhymin"'
(1989)
Next album = "Brainstorm"
(1991)

"Stone Cold Rhymin"' is the debut album by rapper Young MC. It was originally released in 1989 on Delicious Vinyl and was later re-issued by Rhino Records. The third track, "Bust a Move", was Young MC's biggest hit and was the song he is mostly remembered for today, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in Australia. Even though his follow-up single "Principal's Office," did not become a huge hit, it was still nominated for Best Rap Video at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.

Track listing

# "I Come Off"
# "Principal's Office"
# "Bust A Move"
# "Non Stop"
# "Fastest Rhyme" (M. Young)
# "My Name Is Young" (M. Young/M. Dike)
# "Know How" (M. Young/J. King/M. Simpson)
# "Roll With The Punches"
# "I Let 'Em Know"
# "Pick Up The Pace" (M. Young/M. Dike)
# "Got More Rhymes" (M. Young/M. Dike/J. King/M. Ross)
# "Stone Cold Buggin'" (M. Young/M. Dike)
# "Just Say No" (M. Young/Q. Jones Jr.)

All tracks composed by M. Young/M. Dike/M. Ross except where otherwise noted. All tracks published by PolyGram Music except "Just Say No" published by PolyGram/Warner Chappell.

amples Used

*"I Come Off" contains sample from "Hercules" by Aaron Neville.
*"Principal's Office" contains sample from "Who Could Want More" by Lee Michaels.
*"Bust A Move" contains samples from "Found A Child" by Ballin'jack, "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey & "Daytime Hustler" by Bette Midler.
*"Non Stop" contains sample from "The Wizard" by Black Sabbath.
*"Fastest Rhyme" contains sample from "Here We Go (Live)" by Run-D.M.C..
*"Know How" contains samples from "Theme from Shaft" by Isaac Hayes, "Skin Tight" by The Ohio Players & "Apache" by Incredible Bongo Band.
*"I Let 'Em Know" contains samples from "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry & "Skin Tight" by The Ohio Players.
*"Pick Up The Pace" contains sample from "We Call it the Box" by Bill Summers & Summers Heat.

Personnel

*Young MC – vocals, songwriting
*Matt Dike – production, arrangement & mixing (all tracks except 7 and 13)
*Michael Ross – production, arrangement & mixing (all tracks except 7 and 13)
*The Dust Brothers – production, arrangement & mixing (track 7), co-production (track 11)
*Quincy Jones Jr. – production, arrangement & mixing (track 13)
*Mario Caldato Jr. – engineering
*Brian Foxworthy - additional engineering
*Salomon - photography & art direction
*EMC-0 - production coordinator
*Crystal Blake - vocals (tracks 1, 3 & 11)
*Flea - bass (tracks 2 & 3)
*Kevin O'Neal - bass (tracks 7 & 8)
*John Dexter Steward Jr. - drums (tracks 2 & 4)
*Michael Gardner - management