''F.U. Don't Take It Personal'' is the debut

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, released February 25, 1992, on

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. The recording sessions took place at Battery Studios in

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. The album peaked at number sixty-four on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. By late 1992, it was certified gold by the

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, for shipping 500,000 copies in the United States.

Background

The album was recorded at Battery Studios in

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Commercial performance

''F.U. Don't Take It Personal'' peaked at sixty-four on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and reached the thirteenth spot on the

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chart. The album was certified gold in 1992.

Critical reception

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praised Fu-Schnickens' ideas and illustratory rhymes, calling the group "rappers whose visions of fun, agape, and aural conquest remain open-ended, playful, and, face it, silly". '' The Kitchener-Waterloo Record'' wrote that the production "tends to muddy things to the extent that the group's grating, high-speed raps are almost lost." Stanton Swihart at

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wrote in retrospect that "although their fashion sense (kung fu outfits on the cover) and taste in influences may have initially painted them as a novelty, their approach to music was straight serious on this debut album, and it shows."

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications

Personnel

*assistant engineering – Charlie Allen, Pete Christensen, Eric Gast, Gerard Julien, Tim Latham *engineering – Barbera Aimes, Anthony Saunders *mixing – Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Bob Power, Chris Trevett *production – A Tribe Called Quest, Fu-Schnickens, Lyvio G. *vocals (background) – Debbie Lewis Aimes, Kia Jeffries, Hirami Kuroimo, Sally Ries

Notes

External links

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