''Smooth Assassin'' is the debut studio album by the 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 Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...

. It was released on September 14, 1990, via

Cold Chillin' Records Cold Chillin' Records was a record label that released music during the golden age of hip hop from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. A producer-and-crew label founded by manager Tyrone Williams and run by Len Fichtelberg (d. November 4, 2010), ...

. The album was produced by

Biz Markie Marcel Theo Hall (April 8, 1964 – July 16, 2021), known professionally as Biz Markie, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, and record producer. Markie was best known for his 1989 single "Just a Friend", which became a Top 40 hit in ...

, with Cutmaster Cool V serving as both the co-producer and mixer of the album.

Track listing

*All tracks produced by

. #"The U Is Smooth" - 5:00 #"Pick Up the Pace" - 4:22 #"Something New" (featuring Desiree Price, Raezia Rolle & Toni Rolle) - 4:49 #"I Kick Ass" - 5:05 #"Mass Destruction" - 3:58 #"Gals dem So Hot" - 4:40 #"Girl in the Mall" - 4:47 #"Kay Cee Is Nasty" - 1:56 #"Nobody Move" - 4:27 #"Dominos" - 4:24 #"Behind Bars" - 4:29 #"Soul Touch" - 4:16 #"This Is a Recording" - 5:12 #"Sugar Free" (featuring Mary Brown) - 5:01 #"Phuck 'Em Up U" - 2:27 #"Shout Outs" - 2:42

Samples

The U Is Smooth *"Hydra" by Grover Washington Jr. Pick Up the Pace *"Reggins" by

The Blackbyrds The Blackbyrds are an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group, formed in Washington, D.C., in 1973 and reformed in 2012 by Keith Killgo. History The group was inspired by trumpeter Donald Byrd and featured some of his Howard Univ ...

*"Love Rap" by

Spoonie Gee Gabriel Jackson (born May 27, 1963), better known by his stage name Spoonie Gee, is one of the earliest rap artists, and one of the few to have released rap records in the 1970s. He has been credited with originating the term hip hop and some o ...

Something New *"Papa Was Too" by

Joe Tex Yusuf Hazziez (born Joseph Arrington Jr.; August 8, 1935 – August 13, 1982), known professionally as Joe Tex, was an American singer and musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styl ...

*"I'm Your Puppet" by

James & Bobby Purify James & Bobby Purify were an R&B singing duo, whose biggest hits were "I'm Your Puppet" in 1966, which reached number six in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and in a re-recorded version number 12 in the UK Singles Chart (in May 1976), and ...

I Kick Ass *"White Lightning (I Mean Moonshine)" by James Brown *"

Think (About It) "Think (About It)" is a funk song recorded by Lyn Collins and released as a single on James Brown's People Records in 1972. The recording was produced by Brown (who also wrote the song) and features instrumental backing from his band The J.B.'s ...

" by

Lyn Collins Gloria Lavern Collins (June 12, 1948 – March 13, 2005), better known as Lyn Collins, was an American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s and for the influential 1972 funk single, " Think (About It)". A favorite ...

Mass Destruction *"Storm King" by Bob James Girl in the Mall *"You Can Call Me Rover" by

The Main Ingredient The Main Ingredient was an American soul and R&B group best known for their 1972 hit song "Everybody Plays the Fool". Early history The group was formed in Harlem, New York City in 1964 as a trio called the Poets, composed of lead singer Dona ...

Kay Cee Is Nasty *"

Synthetic Substitution "Synthetic Substitution" is a 1973 song by Melvin Bliss. Originally starting life as a throwaway B-side, with "Reward" as the A-Side, the song failed to chart anywhere on its initial release because of the collapse of Opal Productions, the parent ...

" by

Melvin Bliss Melvin McClelland (June 1, 1945-July 26, 2010) was a rhythm and blues singer known for his 1973 song " Reward/Synthetic Substitution", the B-side of which was heavily sampled

*" Escape-ism" by James Brown Nobody Move *"Red Baron" by

Billy Cobham William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian–American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. He was inducted into the ''Mode ...

Dominos *"Blues and Pants" by James Brown *"Dominoes" by Donald Byrd Behind Bars *"Yes We Can Can" by

The Pointer Sisters The Pointer Sisters are an American pop and R&B singing group from Oakland, California, that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, jazz, electronic music, bebop, bl ...

Soul Touch *"Soul Touch" by

Ronnie Mitchell Veronica "Ronnie" Branning (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', played by Samantha Womack. She and her younger sister Roxy Mitchell (played by Rita Simons) were introduced by executive producer Died ...

Sugar Free *"Sugar Free" by Juicy *"

Funky President (People It's Bad) "Funky President (People It's Bad)" is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1974, it charted No. 4 R&B. It also appeared on the album ''Reality''. According to Brown the "funky president" of the song's title was meant to refer to ...

" by James Brown Phuck 'Em Up U *"The Message from the Soul Sisters" by Myra Barnes

References

External links

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