At Your Own Risk
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| Released | September 24, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990[1] | |||
| Studio | Milagro Sound Recorders (Glendale, CA) | |||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 48:16 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records | |||
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At Your Own Risk is the second studio album by American West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. It was released on September 24, 1990 via Capitol Records. Production was handled by several record producers, including DJ Pooh, E-Swift, Bilal Bashir, Bronick Wrobleski, J.R. Coes, DJ Aladdin, and King T himself. It also features guest appearances provided by Ice Cube and Breeze on the album's final track "Played Like a Piano". The album spawned four singles: "Ruff Rhyme (Back Again)", "Diss You", "At Your Own Risk" and "Played Like a Piano", which were later included on the rapper's greatest hits album titled Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection.
The album peaked at number 175 on the US Billboard 200 and number 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its single "Ruff Rhyme (Back Again)" peaked at number 18 on the Hot Rap Songs.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction" |
| 2:25 |
| 2. | "At Your Own Risk" |
| 4:06 |
| 3. | "Ruff Rhyme (Back Again)" | DJ Pooh | 3:31 |
| 4. | "On the Dance Tip" |
| 4:07 |
| 5. | "Jay Fay Dray" | DJ Pooh | 1:06 |
| 6. | "Skanless" | DJ Pooh | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Take You Home" |
| 4:20 |
| 8. | "Diss You" | Bilal Bashir | 4:15 |
| 9. | "Time to Get Out" | DJ Pooh | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Can This Be Real" (Remix) | DJ Pooh | 3:45 |
| 11. | "E Get Swift" |
| 3:50 |
| 12. | "Do Your Thing" | DJ Pooh | 1:38 |
| 13. | "King Tee Production" |
| 2:34 |
| 14. | "Played Like a Piano" (featuring Ice Cube & Breeze) | DJ Pooh | 4:59 |
| Total length: | 48:16 | ||
Sample credits
At Your Own Risk
- "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
- "The Champ" by The Mohawks
On the Dance Tip
- "Let's Have Some Fun" by Bar-Kays
Jay Fay Dray
- "Hydra" by Grover Washington, Jr.
Skanless
- "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" by Isaac Hayes
Take You Home
- "Bouncy Lady" by Pleasure
- "You Can Make It If You Try" by Sly & the Family Stone
Diss You
- "Miss You by Rolling Stones
- "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
- "Let a Woman Be a Woman, and Let a Man Be a Man" by Dyke & the Blazers
- "Big Beat" by Billy Squier
Time to Get Out
- "Blue Juice" by Jimmy McGriff
E Get Swift
- "Funky President" by James Brown
- "I Get Lifted" by George McCrae
- "Back to Life" by Soul II Soul
Do Your Thing
- "Do Your Thing" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
- "Expressway to Your Heart" by Soul Survivors
King Tee Production
- "Do You Like It" by B.T. Express
Played Like a Piano
- "Knucklehead" by Grover Washington Jr.
Personnel
- Roger McBride – main artist, producer (tracks: 1, 2, 13), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 8, 10)
- O'Shea Jackson – featured artist (track 14)
- M.C. Breeze – featured artist (track 14)
- Mark S. Jordan – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 5-7, 9-14), co-producer (track 4), mixing (tracks: 3-7, 9-14)
- Bilal Bashir – producer (tracks: 1, 8)
- J.R. Coes – producer (track 4), co-producer (track 7)
- Bronek Wroblewski – producer (track 4)
- Eric Brooks – producer (track 11)
- Bob Morse – engineering (tracks: 1, 3-7, 9-14)
- Vachik Aghaniantz – engineering (tracks: 2, 8)
- Alphonso Henderson – mixing (track 10)
- Glen E. Friedman – photography
- Jorge Hinojosa – management
- Eric Greenspan – management
Album singles
| Single information |
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"Ruff Rhyme"
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"Diss You"
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"At Your Own Risk"
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Chart positions
Album
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 175 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 35 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Hot Rap Singles |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Ruff Rhyme (Back Again)" | 18 |
References
- ^ Woodstra, Chris; Bush, John; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2008). "Old School Rap and Hip-hop". Hal Leonard Corporation. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ Wynn, Ron. "At Your Own Risk – King Tee". Allmusic. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ^ "King Tee Ruff Rhyme (Back Again) Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "King Tee Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "King Tee Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
External links
At Your Own Risk at Discogs (list of releases)
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