F.U. Don't Take It Personal is the debut

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hip hop group

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, released February 25, 1992, on

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. Recording sessions for the album took place at Battery Studios in

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. The album peaked at number sixty-four on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. By late 1992, it was certified gold by the

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, for shipping 500,000 copies in the United States.

Background

The album was recorded at Battery Studios in

.Credits as per liner notes for the ''F.U. Don't Take It Personal'' album

Release and reception

''F.U. Don't Take It Personal'' peaked at sixty-four on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and reached the thirteenth spot on the

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chart. The album was certified gold in 1992. In ''

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praised Fu-Schnickens' ideas and illusory rhymes, calling the group "rappers whose visions of fun, agape, and aural conquest remain open-ended, playful, and, face it, silly". Stanton Swihart at

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wrote in retrospect that "although their fashion sense (kung fu outfits on the cover) and taste in influences may have initially painted them as a novelty, their approach to music was straight serious on this debut album, and it shows."

Track listing

Chart history

Album

Singles

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

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. *assistant engineering – Charlie Allen, Pete Christensen, Eric Gast, Gerard Julien, Tim Latham *engineering – Barbera Aimes, Anthony Saunders *mixing – Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Bob Power, Chris Trevett *production – A Tribe Called Quest, Fu-Schnickens, Lyvio G. *vocals (background) – Debbie Lewis Aimes, Kia Jeffries, Hirami Kuroimo, Sally Ries

Notes

External links

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