Bad Sister | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 20, 1989 [1] | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 58:52 | |||
Label |
Cold Chillin'/
Reprise/
Warner Bros. Records 25809 Cold Chillin'/Breakout/ A&M/ PolyGram Records 399 013 (U.K., Ireland) | |||
Producer | Marley Marl | |||
Roxanne Shanté chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | A− [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10 [6] |
Bad Sister is the debut album by Roxanne Shanté, released in 1989 on Cold Chillin' Records. [7] [8] The album peaked at No. 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [9]
Bad Sister was produced by Marley Marl. [10] Big Daddy Kane contributed lyrics to a couple of the album's songs. [4]
The New York Times wrote that the songs "combine humor and raw rhythmic power with Ms. Shante's sturdy sense of identity ... [they] proves she's tougher and wittier than the competition." [11] Trouser Press thought that "Shanté has a cute, coy voice that takes on an authoritative edge when she kicks into high gear." [7] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called Bad Sister "a true hip-hop masterpiece" and a "definitive Cold Chillin' album." [6] USA Today praised the "hilarious, sometimes risque stories." [12]
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [13] | 52 |
Bad Sister | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 20, 1989 [1] | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 58:52 | |||
Label |
Cold Chillin'/
Reprise/
Warner Bros. Records 25809 Cold Chillin'/Breakout/ A&M/ PolyGram Records 399 013 (U.K., Ireland) | |||
Producer | Marley Marl | |||
Roxanne Shanté chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | A− [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10 [6] |
Bad Sister is the debut album by Roxanne Shanté, released in 1989 on Cold Chillin' Records. [7] [8] The album peaked at No. 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [9]
Bad Sister was produced by Marley Marl. [10] Big Daddy Kane contributed lyrics to a couple of the album's songs. [4]
The New York Times wrote that the songs "combine humor and raw rhythmic power with Ms. Shante's sturdy sense of identity ... [they] proves she's tougher and wittier than the competition." [11] Trouser Press thought that "Shanté has a cute, coy voice that takes on an authoritative edge when she kicks into high gear." [7] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called Bad Sister "a true hip-hop masterpiece" and a "definitive Cold Chillin' album." [6] USA Today praised the "hilarious, sometimes risque stories." [12]
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [13] | 52 |