The Chinaman (album)
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| Released | July 15, 1992 | |||
| Studio | Luke Recording Studio (Liberty City, FL) | |||
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| Producer | Luke Skyywalker (exec.) Fresh Kid Ice Fat Daddy Eddie Miller Shake G DJ MadMan | |||
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The Chinaman is the first solo album by Fresh Kid Ice. It was released on July 15, 1992 by Effect Records, a division of Luke Records. Singles released to promote the album were "Dick 'Em Down", "I'll Be There", and "Freak 'Em Down" (the clean version of Dick 'Em Down which wasn't featured in the album). "Freak 'Em Down" was turned into a video clip.
It reached number 38 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and No. 56 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1][2] It sold over 200,000 with very limited promotion.[3] The album was the first American hip hop album to embrace having an Asian heritage.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dick 'Em Down" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Pussy Ain't Shit" | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Dance To The Rhythm" | 3:40 |
| 4. | "From The Botton To Da Top" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Long Dick Chinese" | 2:42 |
| 6. | "Miami Da Bottom" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "I'll Be Here" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Kid Ice Groove" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Splak It Like You Like It" | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Bad Boys Move In Silence" | 5:25 |
| 11. | "Roll Call" | 3:29 |
| 12. | "Demon" | 3:40 |
| 13. | "Freestyle" | 3:18 |
| 14. | "Madd-Mix" | 5:00 |
| 15. | "Shot-Outs (Holla' At Me)" | 3:17 |
Personnel
- Executive producer: Luther Campbell
- Produced By: Fat Daddy and Fresh Kid Ice for Ice Cold Productions except "Demon" and "I'll Be Here" produced by Eddie Miller for Lecture On Nothing Production, "Roll Call" produced by Shake G, Fat Daddy and Fresh Kid Ice for Ice Cold Productions, "Kid Ice Groove" produced by DJ MadMan for Ice Cold Productions, and "Long Dick Chinese" produced by Shake G for Ice Cold Productions.
- All scratches by DJ MadMan and DJ Domain
- Additional vocals: "Roll Call" by Shake G and Fat Daddy, "Bad Boys Move In Silence" by Tesfa and Fat Daddy, "From The Botton To Da Top" by Fat Daddy, and "I'll Be Here" by GAME.
- Engineered and mixed by Eddie Miller at Luke Recording Studios, Liberty City, Fl.
- Mastered at Fullersounds Miami, Fl.
- Graphics by Milton Mizell
- Photography by Byron E. Small
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] | 38 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 56 |
References
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums Fresh Kid Ice Is The Chinaman". Billboard.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Fresh Kid Ice The Chinaman". Billboard.
- ^ Wong Won, Christopher 'Fresh Kid Ice" (July 20, 2015). "My Rise 2 Fame": The Tell All Autobiography of a Hip Hop Legend. Iconic Three Media Group,LLC.
- ^ Schwartz, Zachary (2015). "A BRIEF HISTORY OF ASIANS IN HIP-HOP, FROM 2 LIVE CREW TO "IT G MA"". Playboy. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Fresh Kid Ice Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Fresh Kid Ice Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
External links
- The Chinaman at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Chinaman at Allmusic
- The Chinaman on iTunes
