''Lead Pipe'' is the second studio album by American rapper
Grand Daddy I.U.
Ayub Bey (August 23, 1968 – December 13, 2022), known as Grand Daddy I.U., was an American rapper who was a member of the hip-hop group Juice Crew in the 1980s.
Career
Grand Daddy I.U., born in Queens, New York, was raised in Hempstead, Long ...
from
Queens, New York. It was released on June 21, 1994 through
Cold Chillin'
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/
Epic Street
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. The entire album (with the exception of "Blast a New Asshole") was produced by Grand Daddy I.U. and Kay Cee.
Despite being released on a major label, the album was a commercial failure, only reaching number 88 on the ''Billboard''
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Following the album, Grand Daddy I.U. appeared on
Big L's 1995 album, ''
Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous
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'' and then went on a 12-year hiatus before returning in 2007 with his third studio album, ''Stick to the Script''.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Ayyub Cave – main artist, producer
(tracks: 1-7, 9-16), mixing
*Anthony PapaMichael – bass, keyboards, strings, engineering, mixing
*Anton Pukshansky – bass, piano
*Richard Bush – keyboards
*Brett Miles – horns
*Vikki – backing vocals
*
Earlando Arrington "Early B" Neil – backing vocals
*Kay Cee – scratches, producer
(tracks: 1-7, 9-16), arranger, mixing
*Big Snow – producer
(track 8)
*
Robert Power – mixing
*Loren Wilson Hill – re-mixing
(track 16)
*Wendell "The Grinch" Hanes – re-mixing
(track 16)
*Tyrone "Fly Ty" Williams – executive producer
*Leonard Fichtelberg – executive producer
Charts
References
External links
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1994 albums
Grand Daddy I.U. albums
Cold Chillin' Records albums