Stop, Look, Listen (MC Lyte and DJ K-Rock song)
Appearance
"Stop, Look, Listen" | ||||
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Single by MC Lyte and DJ K-Rock | ||||
from the album Eyes on This | ||||
B-side | "Start It Up Y'all" (Audio Two feat. MC Lyte and Positive K) | |||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
Length | 3:16 | |||
Label | First Priority, Atlantic Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Freddie Byrd | |||
Producer(s) | King Of Chill | |||
MC Lyte singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Stop, Look, Listen" on YouTube |
Stop, Look, Listen is a single from MC Lyte with DJ K-Rock from his second album Eyes on This.[1] In April 1990 it peaked No. 9 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles.[2]
Produced by King of Chill, who also has songwriting credits, the song is built around a sample of the Ecstasy, Passion & Pain's "Born to Lose You".[3]
Later it was included in his compilation albums The Very Best of MC Lyte (2001), The Shit I Never Dropped (2003),[4] and Cold Rock a Party - Best Of MC Lyte (2019).[5]
Stop, Look, Listen was sampled on Wreckx-n-Effect's Rump Shaker,[6] Mary J. Blige's Reminisce,[7] and Gang Starr with J. Cole's "Family & Loyalty".[8]
Track listing
A-Side
- "Stop, Look, Listen" (Remix) (6:05)
- Produced by Audio Two
B-Side
- Stop, Look, Listen (Remix Instrumental)" (3:29)
- Produced by Audio Two
- "Stop, Look, Listen (LP Version)" (3:16)
- "Start It Up Y'all" (Audio Two feat. MC Lyte and Positive K) (5:12)
Personnel
Information taken from Discogs.[9]
- Executive-Producer – Nat Robinson
- Lyrics By – Gizmo (tracks: B3), MC Lyte, Milk Dee (tracks: B3), Positive K (tracks: B3), King Of Chill
- Mastered By – Dennis King
- Music By – Gizmo, Milk Dee, King Of Chill (tracks: A, B1 & B2)
References
- ^ "Stop, Look, Listen". Discogs.
- ^ "MC Lyte - US Hot Rap Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Ecstasy, Passion & Pain's Born to Lose You Sample of MC Lyte's Stop, Look, Listen". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "MC Lyte - The Shit I Never Dropped". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Cold Rock a Party Best Of - MC Lyte - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ "Wreckx-n-Effect feat. Teddy Riley's Rump Shaker Sample of MC Lyte's Stop, Look, Listen". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Mary J. Blige's Reminisce Sample of MC Lyte's Stop, Look, Listen". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Gang Starr feat. J. Cole's Family & Loyalty Sample of MC Lyte's Stop, Look, Listen". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "MC Lyte & DJ K Rock – Stop, Look, Listen (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-01.