''Raw Sylk'' is the debut studio album by American rapper
Sylk-E. Fyne
La'Mar Lorraine Johnson (born July 12, 1978), professionally known by her stage name Sylk-E. Fyne, is an American female rapper from South Central Los Angeles and former member of the unreleased group G.B.M. from Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. She ...
. It was released on March 24, 1998 through
RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ...
with Gerald 'Big Yam' Baillergeau and Victor 'Vino' Merritt producing the entire album.
The album is best remembered for its lead single "
Romeo and Juliet", a duet with William "Chill" Warner. The song peaked at #6 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #1 on the
Hot Rap Singles
Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by ''Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stati ...
and reached gold status two months after its release.
The album, however, did not match "Romeo and Juliet's" success, only making it to 121 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and 47 on the
R&B charts
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...
. The album's failure eventually led to RCA dropping Sylk-E. Fyne from the label.
Track listing
Samples
*"Romeo And Juliet"
**"Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) by
Diana Ross
**"You Don't Have to Cry" by
Rene & Angela
*"Grand Jury (Coming Through)"
**"I'll Be Good" by
Rene & Angela
*"Material Girl"
**"
More Bounce to the Ounce" by
Zapp
*"I Ain't Down With The System"
**"
Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" by
The Delfonics
The Delfonics were an American R&B/soul vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Delfonics were most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their most notable hits include " La-La (Means I Love You)", " Didn't I (Blow Your Mind Thi ...
*"Sylk-E.'s Romeo And Juliet (LA Groove)"
**"Sun Is Here" by Sun
Personnel
*Gerald Baillergeau - producer, executive producer
*Mike Concepcion - executive producer
*Tony Dawsey - mastering
*Kevin Evans - executive producer, A&R
*
La'Mar Lorraine Johnson - main artist, vocals
*Freddie Lee - associate executive producer
*Dorothy Low - photography
*Victor Merritt - associate executive producer, producer, mixing
*Craig Nobles - associate executive producer
*
Todd Anthony Shaw - featured artist, vocals
*William Warner Jr. - featured artist, vocals
*
Jerome Woods - featured artist, vocals
Charts
References
1998 debut albums
RCA Records albums
Sylk-E. Fyne albums
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