Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz

Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz
Studio album by Young Black Teenagers
Released	February 2, 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Hip-Hop
Length	42:09
Label	MCA Records
Producer	Hank Shocklee Keith Shocklee Grandmaster Flash Terminator X Kerwin Young Gary G-Wiz Kamron
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Young Black Teenagers (1991) Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz (1993)

Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz is the second and final album by rap group, Young Black Teenagers. The album was released in 1993 for MCA Records and featured production by legendary producers, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee, Grandmaster Flash and Terminator X. The album also featured the group's hit single, "Tap the Bottle", which made it to #6 on the Hot Rap Singles and "Roll With the Flavor", which made it to #22 on the Hot Rap Singles. The group went on to produce a third album that was never released due to a conflict of interest with Hank Shocklee and their management. They would disband two years later.

Track listing

1. "In the House"- :32
2. "Tap the Bottle"- 4:00
3. "Roll With the Flavor- 3:26
4. "Sweatin' Me"- 4:16
5. "Plead the Fifth"- 2:44
6. "Soul Wide Open"- 4:41
7. "Blowin' up the Spot"- 4:03
8. "Y.B. Teenagers"- 4:10
9. "On the DL (Down Low)"- 3:59
10. "Outta My Head"- 3:14
11. "Back For Your Head"- :47
12. "First True Love Affair"- 3:37
13. "Time to Make the Dough Nutz"- 3:51
14. "Looney Tunez"- 4:08 [Bonus Track]

Samples

• "Tap the Bottle"
  • "Tramp" by Lowell Fulsom
  • "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding
• "Sweatin' Me"
  • "Tropical" by African Music Machine
  • "Hard Times" by Baby Huey
  • "Different Stokes" by Syl Johnson
• "First True Love Affair"
  • "First True Love Affair" by Jimmy Ross
• "Looney Tunez"
  • "Watermelon Man" by Herbie Hancock
• "Blowin' Up The Spot"
  • "La Di Da Li Di Day" by The J.B.'s
  • "E.V.A." by Jean-Jacques Perrey
• "Soul Wide Open"
  • "Sister Sanctified" by Stanley Turrentine
  • "Monkey Man" by Rolling Stones
• "Roll With the Flavor"
  • "Long Red" by Mountain
  • "Cool & Funky" by Ronnie Jordan

Personnel

• Vic Anesini – Mastering
• Ata – Lyricist
• John Bradley – Engineer, Mixing
• Rob Caprio – Engineer
• Sha Sha Devitt – Vocals (bckgr)
• DJ Skribble – Scratching
• First Born – Lyricist
• Chris Flam – Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• Flex – Lyricist
• Bob Fudjinski – Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• Gary G-Wiz – Composer, Producer
• Grandmaster Flash – Composer, Producer
• Allen Gregorie – Engineer, Mixing
• Herbie Hancock – Synthesizer
• Kameron – Composer, Lyricist, Producer
• Knowledgeable Child – Lyricist
• Hoover Le – Mixing Assistant
• Gregg Mann – Engineer, Mixing
• Vladimir Meller – Mastering
• Nick Sansano – Engineer, Mixing
• Paul Shabazz – Composer, Producer
• Hank Shocklee – Producer, Executive Producer
• Keith Shocklee – Composer, Producer
• Shorty – Lyricist
• Terminator X – Composer, Producer
• Cesar Vera – Photography
• Kerwin Young – Composer, Lyricist, Producer