''The South Park Psycho'' is the first album by the rapper

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. It was released on February 25, 1992, through

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. The album has production from Ganksta N-I-P, The Terrorists, John Bido and Doug King. The album is one of the earliest examples of the

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genre, and considered by many as a

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classic. Guest artists include future routine collaborators, Dope-E, K-Rino, and

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and Scarface, then of the

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, also appear on the track "Actions Speak Louder Than Words". This song also appears on the Geto Boys' first greatest hits collection, the 1992 release, '' Uncut Dope: Geto Boys' Best''.

Reception

The album peaked at No. 63 on the US ''

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chart. The album has long been

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. It gained four stars out of five from

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. The album sold around 100,000 units around the South Park area and helped N-I-P to obtain a

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with

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. The song "Psycho" was ranked No. 3 most violent hip hop song of all time by ''

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''.

Track listing

#"Intro" – 1:58 (Producer: Dope-E) #"Horror Movie Rap" – 3:35 (Producer: Egypt E) #"Get Out Of The Game" – 5:14 (feat. Dope-E) #"Rough Brothers From South Park" – 5:24 (feat. K-Rino, Dope-E, Point Blank) #"Black Godfather" – 5:03 #"Psycho" – 4:20 #"Action Speaks Louder Than Words" – 5:53 (feat. Scarface,

) #"Ganksta Mac" – 4:43 #"Smokin Amp" – 3:55 #"Disgusting" – 4:39 #"H Town" – 4:44 (Producer: Dope-E) #"Slaughter" – 4:19 #"Paranoid" – 4:36 #"Damned Shame" – 4:20

Samples

*"Horror Movie Rap": Soundtrack from ''

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'' *"Psycho": "CEBU" by

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*"Action Speaks Louder Than Words": "Action Speaks Louder Than Words" by

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*"Disgusting": "

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" by Bob James *"Slaughter": "

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" by

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*"Paranoid": " Stranglehold" by

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*"Damned Shame": "

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" by

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Later samples

"Psycho" ::"That's How It Is: Psychic, Pt. 2" on the album ''

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''by Ganksta N-I-P ::"Fuck You" on the album ''

'' by Ganksta N-I-P ::"Still Psycho" on the album ''

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'' by Ganksta N-I-P ::"The Violence of the Lambs" on the album '' Acid Reflex''by

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*"Paranoid" ::"Skitso" on the album ''

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'' by

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Credits

*Engineer:

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*Mixed by: Bido *Production co-ordinator: Tony Randle *Producer:

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, Doug King, Ganksta N-I-P*, John Bido, The Terrorists *Written by: Dope E, Ganksta N-I-P, Scarface, Seagram, Willie D

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:South Park Psycho, The 1992 albums Ganksta N-I-P albums Rap-A-Lot Records albums Horrorcore albums