''Smooth Assassin'' is the debut studio album by the American rapper Grand Daddy I.U., from

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. It was released in 1990 via Cold Chillin' Records. The album was produced by

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

Critical reception

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'' concluded that "Grand Daddy's rhymes and metaphors are often limited, his 'smooth' delivery is actually boring and the two add up to a real yawner of an 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 *"Love Rap" by Spoonie Gee Something New *"Papa Was Too" by

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*" I'm Your Puppet" by James & Bobby Purify I Kick Ass *"White Lightning (I Mean Moonshine)" by

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*" Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins Mass Destruction *"Storm King" by Bob James Girl in the Mall *"You Can Call Me Rover" by the Main Ingredient Kay Cee Is Nasty *" Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss *" Escape-ism" by

Nobody Move *"Red Baron" by Billy Cobham Dominos *"Blues and Pants" by

*"Dominoes" by Donald Byrd Behind Bars *"Yes We Can Can" by the Pointer Sisters Soul Touch *"Soul Touch" by Ronnie Mitchell Sugar Free *"Sugar Free" by Juicy *" Funky President (People It's Bad)" by

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

References

External links

Smooth Assassin by Grand Daddy I.U.
on

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