Young Black Teenagers (album)
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''Young Black Teenagers'' is the debut album by rap group,
Young Black Teenagers Young Black Teenagers (YBT) was an American hip hop group from Long Island, New York that consisted of ATA, First Born, Tommy Never, Kamron, and DJ Skribble. Despite their name, none of the group's members were black. YBT had the support of ...
. The album was released in 1991 and produced by
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. It appeared on his S.O.U.L Records label. Although the album did not do as well as the group's follow-up album, the album featured one hit single, "Loud & Hard To Hit", which made it to #25 on the
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. The album cover is a parody of
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' ''
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''. Q Magazine described it as "YBT have a enough power, but their songs edge towards monotony".


Track listing

#"Punks, Lies & Video Tape"- 4:11 #"Korner Groove"- 3:57 #"Traci"- 2:37 #"First Stage of a Rampage Called the Rap Rage"- 3:51 #"Nobody Knows Kelli"- 3:27 #"Daddy Kalled Me Niga Cause I Likeded to Rhyme"- 2:59 #"Chillin' Wit Me Posse"- 2:05 #"Mack Daddy Don of the Underworld"- 3:48 #"Loud and Hard to Hit"- 3:35 #"My TV Went Black and White on Me"- 3:32 #"Proud to Be Black"- 4:42 #"To My Donna"- 3:22 #"My Color TV"- 3:34


Samples

*"Proud to Be Black" **"The Boss" by
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Personnel

* Adam "Firstborn" Weiner –
rapping Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
, main artist, songwriter * Ron "Kamron" Winge – rapping, main artist, songwriter * ATA – rapping, main artist, songwriter * Tommy Never – rapping, main artist, songwriter * Scott "DJ Skribble" Ialacci – main artist,
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References

{{Authority control Young Black Teenagers albums 1991 albums MCA Records albums