Miami
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-based hip hop group
2 Live Crew
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. It was released on August 17, 1988, via
Luke Records
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Gold
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Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
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chart. It contains the singles "Move Somethin'" and "Do Wah Diddy Diddy".
The album incorporates samples from such diverse sources as James Brown ("With Your Badself"),
Manfred Mann
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("
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
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"),
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhyt ...
("One and One"),
Yellow Magic Orchestra
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("Mega-Mixx II"), Kraftwerk ("Drop the Bomb"), and Quadrant Six (the title track). On the song "Word II", 2 Live Crew's DJ Mr. Mixx scratches up
Brian May
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's guitar solo (as well as the chorus) on "
We Will Rock You
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" over the crowd stomp-and-clap beat, which was sampled from the same song. Its wide musical range is nonetheless all encompassed by the
Miami bass
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sound, in its heavy Roland TR-808 kicks and fast percussion, and stamped with lyrics reflecting the group's sexually explicit humor.
Track listing
Samples
*Track 1 contains samples from "Introduction to the J.B.'s" by
Fred Wesley
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Biography
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Trouble Funk
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(1982)
*Track 2 contains samples from "Drop the Bomb" and "Pump Me Up" by
Trouble Funk
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(1982), "Trans-Europe Express" by Kraftwerk (1977), "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown (1970), and "Rebel Without a Pause" by
Public Enemy
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(1987)
*Track 3 contains samples from "Body Mechanic" by Quadrant Six (1982), "Slack Jawed Leroy" by Skillet & Leroy and LaWanda Page (1972), "Thermometer" by LaWanda Page (1972), "Pleasure Boys (Dance Mix)" by Visage (1982), "Romeo & Juliet" by Rudy Ray Moore (1988), "Goodly Soul" by Skillet & Leroy (1973)
*Track 4 contains samples from "Everlasting Bass" by Rodney-O & Joe Cooley (1988), "Ashley's Roachclip" by
The Soul Searchers
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(1974), "Don't Tell It" by James Brown (1976), and "Breakthrough" by Isaac Hayes (1974)
*Track 5 contains samples from " Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" and "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" by James Brown (1968, 1969)
*Track 6 contains samples from " Cissy Strut" by The Meters (1969) and "It's Your Rock" by Fantasy Three (1983)
*Track 8 contains samples from "
You Really Got Me
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" by
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhyt ...
(1964), "Get Ready" by The Temptations, and "Calling All Freaks, Pt.1" by Tina Dixon (1974)
*Track 9 contains samples from "
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and originally recorded in 1963, as "Do-Wah-Diddy", by the American vocal group the Exciters. ''Cash Box'' described the Exciters' version as "a sparkling rocker that bubble ...
" by
Manfred Mann
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(1964)
*Track 10 contains samples from "
We Will Rock You
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by
Queen
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(1977) and "Rapp Will Never Die" by MC Shy D (1985)
*Track 11 contains samples from "Amen, Brother" by
The Winstons
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(1969), "Devotion (Live)" by
Earth, Wind & Fire
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(1975), "Frisco Disco" by Eastside Connection (1978), and "I Feel Like Dynamite" by
King Floyd
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The Kinks
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(1964)
*Track 13 contains samples from "Firecracker" by
Yellow Magic Orchestra
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(1978), "It's Great to Be Here" by
The Jackson 5
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(1971), "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James (1975), "Apache" by
Incredible Bongo Band
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(1973), "Rock the House (You'll Never Be)" by Pressure Drop (1983), "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughan Mason and Crew (1979), "I Like Funky Music" by Uncle Louie (1979), "Masters of the Scratch" by Master O.C. and Krazy Eddie (1984), "Dance to the Drummer's Beat" by Herman Kelly & Life (1978), and "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" by Run-DMC (1985)
Personnel
* Luther Roderick Campbell - performer, producer, executive producer
* Mark D. Ross - performer, producer
* Christopher Wong Won - performer, producer
* David P. Hobbs - performer, producer
* Melvin Bratton - additional vocals (track 6)
* Tolbert Bain - additional vocals (track 6)
* Michael Sterling - mixing
* Manny Morell - artwork & design