Just a Poet with Soul
| Just a Poet with Soul | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 14, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 51:25 | |||
| Label | Delicious Vinyl[1] | |||
| Def Jef chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
Just a Poet with Soul is the debut alternative hip hop album by Def Jef, released by Delicious Vinyl on November 14, 1989 (see 1989 in music).[4] The album was highly praised upon its release, with critics enjoying the sociopolitical lyrics. Many have called the album a lost classic of hip hop.
It was in part produced by the Dust Brothers.[5]
Track listing
- "Droppin' Rhymes on Drums" (with Etta James)
- "Givin' Em Rhythm"
- "On the Real Tip"
- "Poet With Soul"
- "Give It Here"
- "Do You Wanna Get Housed"
- "Black to the Future"
- "Do It Baby"
- "God Made Me Funky"
- "Downtown"
- "Just A Poet"
Samples
Droppin' Rhymes on Drums
- "Blow Your Whistle" by The Soul Searchers
Givin'em Rhythm
- "Love Rap" by Spoonie Gee and The Treacherous Three
- "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy
On the Real Tip
- "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown
- "Got to Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn
- "Sing Sing" by Gaz
Poet With Soul
- "Apache" by Incredible Bongo Band
Give It Here
- "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
- "Bra" by Cymande
- "Have Your Ass Home by 11:00" by Richard Pryor
- "Dance With Me" by Peter Brown
- "Holy Ghost" by Bar-Kays
- "Give It to Me Baby" by Rick James
Do You Wanna Get Housed
- "Party" by Van McCoy
Black to the Future
- "The Ballot or the Bullet" by Malcolm X
- "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
- "Hot Dawgit" by Ramsey Lewis
- "Fly Like an Eagle" by Steve Miller Band[6]
- "UFO" by ESG
Do It Baby
- "Action Speaks Louder Than Words" by Chocolate Milk
Just a Poet
- "Hit or Miss" by Bo Diddley
- "Mighty Fine" by Peter Jacques Band
References
- ^ "*** 1/2 DEF JEF "Just a Poet With Soul" Delicious Vinyl : Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five stars (a classic)". Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1990.
- ^ "Just a Poet with Soul - Def Jef | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Def Jef". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ D, Chuck (October 10, 2017). Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History. Running Press. ISBN 9780316430982 – via Google Books.
- ^ LLC, SPIN Media (December 18, 1997). "Home-Made Jams". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Def Jef". www.trouserpress.com.
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