Nervous Breakdown | ||||
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Released | October 25, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
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Length | 40:46 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
Producer | ||||
Fu-Schnickens chronology | ||||
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Singles from Nervous Breakdown | ||||
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Nervous Breakdown is the second and final studio album by American hip hop group Fu-Schnickens. It was released October 25, 1994, via Jive Records. Production was handled by Rod 'KP' Kirkpatrick, Diamond D, K-Cut, Jim Nice and Lyvio G. The album peaked at number eighty-one on the Billboard 200 chart.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
RapReviews | 5.5/10 [2] |
The Village Voice | A− [3] |
Nervous Breakdown peaked at eighty-one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the nineteenth spot on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau wrote:
You want an inkling of how grim things are for black kids right now, try and find another current rap record that manages to mean a damn thing without slipping into gangsta suicide or Afrocentric cryptoracism. Since this one sank faster than Public Enemy, maybe it doesn't mean much either, but to me the East Flatbush trio radiates the hope hip hop was full of not so long ago. There's deep pleasure in their vocal tradeoffs and hard, wryly textured tracks. There's wordwise grace in rhymes that balance B-movie fantasy against everyday brutality without denial or despair. And there's joy in the nonpareil skills of reformed backward rapper Chip Fu. He coughs, he hiccups, he snorts, he stutters; he whinnies, wheezes, wows, and flutters. [3]
Bret Love at AllMusic wrote in retrospect that Nervous Breakdown showcased "an improved lyrical maturity among all three members" on a record that was "a frenzied, fast-paced roller coaster ride of originality that doesn't let up until the last song ends." [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Breakdown" |
| Rod 'KP' Kirkpatrick | 4:10 |
2. | "Sum Dum Munkey" |
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| 3:48 |
3. | "Visions (20/20)" |
| Rod 'KP' Kirkpatrick | 5:14 |
4. | "Watch Ya Back Door" |
| Jim Nice | 2:53 |
5. | "Aaahh Ooohhh!" |
| Diamond D | 3:06 |
6. | "Sneakin' Up on Ya" |
| Diamond D | 3:37 |
7. | "Got It Covered" |
| Rod 'KP' Kirkpatrick | 4:10 |
8. | "Who Stole the Pebble" |
| Lyvio G. | 3:33 |
9. | "Hi Lo" |
| Rod 'KP' Kirkpatrick | 4:46 |
10. | " What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock) (K Cut's Fat Trac Remix)" (featuring Shaquille O'Neal) |
| K-Cut | 3:56 |
11. | "Breakdown (Dunkafelic Remix)" |
| Rod 'KP' Kirkpatrick | 4:26 |
Total length: | 40:46 |
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [4] | 81 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [5] | 19 |
Nervous Breakdown | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 25, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 40:46 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
Producer | ||||
Fu-Schnickens chronology | ||||
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Singles from Nervous Breakdown | ||||
|
Nervous Breakdown is the second and final studio album by American hip hop group Fu-Schnickens. It was released October 25, 1994, via Jive Records. Production was handled by Rod 'KP' Kirkpatrick, Diamond D, K-Cut, Jim Nice and Lyvio G. The album peaked at number eighty-one on the Billboard 200 chart.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
RapReviews | 5.5/10 [2] |
The Village Voice | A− [3] |
Nervous Breakdown peaked at eighty-one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the nineteenth spot on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau wrote:
You want an inkling of how grim things are for black kids right now, try and find another current rap record that manages to mean a damn thing without slipping into gangsta suicide or Afrocentric cryptoracism. Since this one sank faster than Public Enemy, maybe it doesn't mean much either, but to me the East Flatbush trio radiates the hope hip hop was full of not so long ago. There's deep pleasure in their vocal tradeoffs and hard, wryly textured tracks. There's wordwise grace in rhymes that balance B-movie fantasy against everyday brutality without denial or despair. And there's joy in the nonpareil skills of reformed backward rapper Chip Fu. He coughs, he hiccups, he snorts, he stutters; he whinnies, wheezes, wows, and flutters. [3]
Bret Love at AllMusic wrote in retrospect that Nervous Breakdown showcased "an improved lyrical maturity among all three members" on a record that was "a frenzied, fast-paced roller coaster ride of originality that doesn't let up until the last song ends." [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | " Breakdown" |
| Rod 'KP' Kirkpatrick | 4:10 |
2. | "Sum Dum Munkey" |
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| 3:48 |
3. | "Visions (20/20)" |
| Rod 'KP' Kirkpatrick | 5:14 |
4. | "Watch Ya Back Door" |
| Jim Nice | 2:53 |
5. | "Aaahh Ooohhh!" |
| Diamond D | 3:06 |
6. | "Sneakin' Up on Ya" |
| Diamond D | 3:37 |
7. | "Got It Covered" |
| Rod 'KP' Kirkpatrick | 4:10 |
8. | "Who Stole the Pebble" |
| Lyvio G. | 3:33 |
9. | "Hi Lo" |
| Rod 'KP' Kirkpatrick | 4:46 |
10. | " What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock) (K Cut's Fat Trac Remix)" (featuring Shaquille O'Neal) |
| K-Cut | 3:56 |
11. | "Breakdown (Dunkafelic Remix)" |
| Rod 'KP' Kirkpatrick | 4:26 |
Total length: | 40:46 |
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [4] | 81 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [5] | 19 |