Act a Fool (album)
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| Studio album by King Tee | ||||
| Released | November 15, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Hip Hop | |||
| Length | 42:38 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | DJ Pooh King Tee |
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Act a Fool is the debut album by West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. It is considered to be one of his better albums.[citation needed] Its success can be attributed to its production which is handled by DJ Pooh and King Tee himself, or the lack of guest appearances.[citation needed] King Tee is the only vocalist on the entire album—aside from Breeze and Mixmaster Spade on "Just Clowning--and his rhymes are described as "[d]efiant, angry, confrontational, and bemused" by Ron Wynn of Allmusic.[1] Act a Fool reached Billboard 200 chart position (#125). Its title track reached #29 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, and "Bass", which is remixed on this album, reached #19 on the same chart.
Five of the eleven tracks on King Tee's debut album were later included on his greatest hits album, Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection, in 1998.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Act a Fool" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 2 | "Ko Rock Stuff" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 3 | "The Coolest" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 4 | "Flirt" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 5 | "Baggin' on Moms" | King Tee | King Tee |
| 6 | "Bass (Remix)" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 7 | "Let's Dance" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 8 | "Guitar Playin'" | DJ Pooh, King Tee | King Tee |
| 9 | "Payback's a Mutha" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 10 | "Just Clowning" | DJ Pooh | Breeze, King Tee, Mixmaster Spade |
| 11 | "I Got a Cold" | King Tee | King Tee |
[edit] Samples
Act a Fool
- "Give the Baby Anything the Baby Wants" by Joe Tex
- "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
- "Lover Jones" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
- "The Back Down" by Richard Pryor
- "New Year's Eve" by Richard Pryor
Ko Rock Stuff
- "Cardova" by The Meters
The Coolest
- "Cissy Strut" by The Meters
Flirt
- "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim
- "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim
- "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow
- "Dazz" by Brick
Guitar Playin'
- "You're a Customer" by EPMD
Payback's a Mutha
- "The Payback (Intro)" by James Brown
- "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
Just Clowning
- "Aquaboogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament
- "Da' Butt" by Experience Unlimited
Guitar Playin Contains a sample of slippin into darkness by War
[edit] Album singles
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"Paybacks a Mutha"
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"The Coolest"
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"Act A Fool"
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[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
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| allmusic |   link |
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| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200 | 125 |
| Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 35 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Hot Rap Singles |
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| 1989 | "Act a Fool" | 26 |
| 1989 | "Bass" | 19 |
[edit] References
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