''In Full Effect'' is the third album by the
hip hop-
group
Mantronix
Mantronix was an influential 1980s hip hop and electro funk music group from New York City. The band was formed by DJ Kurtis Mantronik (Kurtis el Khaleel) and rapper MC Tee (Touré Embden). The group is primarily remembered for its pioneering ...
, released in 1988. It was the first Mantronix album released on
Capitol Records
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.
[ ''In Full Effect'' was the highest charting hip-hop album for Mantronix, reaching #18 on the 1988 '']Billboard
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'' Top R&B Albums
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chart. The album peaked at No. 39 on the UK Albums Chart
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. ''In Full Effect'' was rapper
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MC Tee's final Mantronix album.
According to the liner notes, the album was the first-ever digital recording to be mastered
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from DAT rather than reel-to-reel tape.
Critical reception
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'' called the album "above average because of Mantronik's diffusion of new wave, rock, funk and hard-core hip-hop through studio technical gadgets."USA Today
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'' wrote that "wordsmith M.C. Tee and beatmeister Mantronik mix street smarts and mainstream pop sensibilities."
Track listing
# "Join Me, Please... (Homeboys—Make Some Noise)" (Mantronik
Kurtis el Khaleel (born Graham Curtis el Khaleel, September 4, 1965), known by the stage name Kurtis Mantronik, is a Jamaican-born Hip hop music, hip hop and Electronic music, electronic-music artist, DJ, remixer, and producer. He was the leader, ...
, MC Tee
Touré Embden (born September 3, 1964), known by the stage name MC Tee, is a Jamaican American emcee and co-founder (with DJ Kurtis Mantronik) of the 1980s old school hip hop and electro funk group Mantronix.
Early years
MC Tee was born in ...
) – 4:22
# "Love Letter (Dear Tracy)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 4:27
# "Gangster Boogie (Walk Like Sex...Talk Like Sex)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 3:59
# "In Full Effect (In Full Effect)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 3:54
# "Get Stupid Fresh (Part III)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 3:47
# "Simple Simon (You Gotta Regard)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 4:03
# "Sing a Song (Break it Down)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 4:08
# "Do You Like...Mantronik (?)" (Mantronik) – 3:23
# "Mega-Mix (’88) (Instrumental)" (Mantronik) – 4:50
Chart positions
References
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1988 albums
Mantronix albums
Capitol Records albums
Albums produced by Kurtis Mantronik