Looks Like a Job For...
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| Studio album by Big Daddy Kane | ||||
| Released | May 25, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
| Genre | Hip Hop | |||
| Length | 49:05 | |||
| Label | Cold Chillin’/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records 45128 |
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| Producer | Big Daddy Kane Trackmasters DJ Clash Robert Brown Easy Mo Bee Cool V Large Professor Mister Cee Spark Boogie The Bomb Squad |
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| Big Daddy Kane chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B)[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
| The Source |  [4] |
Looks Like a Job For... is the fifth album by emcee Big Daddy Kane, released in 1993 through Cold Chillin' Records. After the commercial failure of his 1991 album Prince of Darkness, Kane was able to regain his past acclaim, with an album that was considered as a return to his past greatness. Unlike his past albums, Kane involved a large number of outside producers for the project, including future production stars the Trackmasters, Easy Mo Bee, Large Professor, and Public Enemy's production-crew the Bomb Squad. Looks Like a Job For... featured Kane's first Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Very Special," as well as the underground hip-hop hit "How U Get a Record Deal?" and a remix of the track "’Nuff Respect," which was originally from the soundtrack of the film Juice. Album guests include Kane's brother Little Daddy Shane, Kane's backup dancers Scoob & Scrap Lover, and Spinderella of Salt-N-Pepa.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Looks Like a Job For..." | Trackmasters | Big Daddy Kane |
| 2 | "How U Get a Record Deal?" | Trackmasters | Big Daddy Kane |
| 3 | "Chocolate City" | Trackmasters DJ Clash Robert Brown |
Big Daddy Kane, Mister Cee, Scoob Lover, Scrap Lover, Lil' Daddy Shane |
| 4 | "Prelude" | Big Daddy Kane | *Interlude* |
| 5 | "The Beef is On" | Big Daddy Kane | Big Daddy Kane |
| 6 | "Stop Shammin'" | Easy Mo Bee | Big Daddy Kane |
| 7 | "Brother Man, Brother Man" | Cool V | Big Daddy Kane, Lil' Daddy Shane |
| 8 | "Rest in Peace" | Easy Mo Bee | Big Daddy Kane |
| 9 | "Very Special" | Big Daddy Kane | Big Daddy Kane, Spinderella, Laree Williams, Karen Anderson |
| 10 | "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap" | Easy Mo Bee | Big Daddy Kane, Scoob Lover, Scrap Lover |
| 11 | "Niggaz Never Learn" | Large Professor | Big Daddy Kane |
| 12 | "Give it to Me" | Mister Cee, Spark Boogie | Big Daddy Kane |
| 13 | "’Nuff Respect (Remix)" | Hank Shocklee, Gary G. Wiz | Big Daddy Kane |
| 14 | "Finale" | Big Daddy Kane | Big Daddy Kane |
[edit] Samples
- "Chocolate City"
- "Broadway Connection" by Dyke & the Blazers
- "Niggaz Never Learn"
- "The New Dance Craze" by Five Stairsteps
- "The Boss" by James Brown
- "Give It to Me"
- "Funky President" by James Brown
- "Thoughts of An Old Flame" by Pleasure
- "How U Get a Record Deal?"
- "An Old Fashioned Love Song" by Three Dog Night
- "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
- "Stop Shammin'"
- "Keep on Doin' It" by The New Birth
- "Bebe's Kids (To Disneyland)" by Robin Harris
- "Very Special"
- "Very Special" by Debra Laws
- "Beef Is On"
- "I Think I Made a Boo Boo" by Rufus Thomas
- "Death Wish" by Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo
- "The Nigga Ya Love to Hate" by Ice Cube
- "Looks Like a Job For..."
- "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
[edit] Album singles
| Single information |
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"How U Get a Record Deal?"
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"Very Special"
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[edit] Album chart positions
| Year | Chart positions | |
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| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | |
| 1993 | 52 | 9 |
[edit] Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
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| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | Rhythmic Top 40 | ||
| 1993 | "How U Get a Record Deal?" | - | 86 | 7 | 22 | - |
| "Very Special" | 31 | 23 | 9 | 24 | 6 | |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r170241
- ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306701,00.html link
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&pg=PA672&dq=#v=snippet&q=big%20daddy%20kane&f=false link
- ^ July 1993 ussue of The Source Magazine
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