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1988 studio album by King Tee
Act a Fool |
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Released | November 15, 1988 (1988-11-15) |
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Genre |
West Coast hip hop |
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Length | 42:38 |
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Label |
Capitol |
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- "Paybacks a Mutha"
Released: 1987
- "The Coolest"
Released: 1987
- "Bass"
Released: 1987
- "Act a Fool"
Released: 1988
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Act a Fool is the debut studio album by American
West Coast hip hop artist
King Tee. It was released on November 15, 1988 via
Capitol Records.
Production was handled by
DJ Pooh and King Tee himself, with
Tim Devine as executive producer. It features
guest appearances from
M.C. Breeze,
Mixmaster Spade and Prince Ezzy-E. The album peaked at number 125 on the US
Billboard 200 chart and number 35 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its title track reached #26 on the
Hot Rap Songs chart, and "Bass", which is remixed on this album, reached #19 on the same chart.
Five of the eleven tracks of Act a Fool were later included on the rapper's greatest hits album
Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection.
Track listing
Title | Producer(s) |
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1. | "Act a Fool" |
DJ Pooh | 4:16 |
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2. | "Ko Rock Stuff" | DJ Pooh | 3:50 |
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3. | "The Coolest" | DJ Pooh | 5:17 |
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4. | "Flirt" | DJ Pooh | 3:47 |
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5. | "Baggin' on Moms" |
King Tee | 2:04 |
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6. | "Bass" (Remix) | DJ Pooh | 4:41 |
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7. | "Let's Dance" (featuring Prince Ezzy-E) | DJ Pooh | 3:29 |
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8. | "Guitar Playin'" | | 5:20 |
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9. | "Payback's a Mutha" | DJ Pooh | 4:32 |
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10. | "Just Clowning" (featuring
M.C. Breeze and
Mixmaster Spade) | DJ Pooh | 4:40 |
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11. | "I Got a Cold" | King Tee | 0:42 |
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Total length: | 42:38 |
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Personnel
- Roger "
King Tee" McBride – main artist, producer (tracks: 5, 8, 11)
- Frank Antonia "
Mixmaster Spade" Williams – featured artist (track 10)
- Morgan "
M.C. Breeze" Rodriguez – featured artist (track 11)
- Keith Cooley – scratches
- Mark "
DJ Pooh" Jordan – producer (tracks: 1-4, 6-10), scratches
- Tim "
Mastermind" Devine – executive producer
- Vachik Aghaniantz – engineering (tracks: 2-11), mixing (tracks: 2-9, 11)
- Chuck Valle – engineering (track 1)
- Steve Ett – mixing (track 1)
- Donovan Smith – mixing (track 10)
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Bernie Grundman – mastering
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Glen E. Friedman – photography
Charts
References
External links
King Tee – Act A Fool at
Discogs (list of releases)
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