Release the Pressure (album)

Release the Pressure
Studio album by Criminal Nation
Released	1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Hip hop
Length	49:49
Label	Nastymix
Producer	Eugenius, Womack
Criminal Nation chronology
Release the Pressure (1990) Trouble in the Hood (1992)

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Release the Pressure is the debut album by the American rap group Criminal Nation. It was released in 1990 for Nastymix Records and was produced by the group's producers, Eugenius and Womack. The album peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard charts' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and also featured the hit single "Insane", which made it to No. 17 on the Hot Rap Singles. The video for another single, "Black Power Nation", gained some airplay.

Track listing

1. "Positively Funky"- 4:47
2. "Black Power Nation"- 3:42
3. "The Right Crowd"- 3:05
4. "Insane"- 3:57
5. "I'm Rollin'"- 5:22
6. "My Laboratory"- 4:24
7. "Violent Sound"- 2:48
8. "Release the Pressure"- 5:18
9. "Definitely Down for Trouble"- 4:49
10. "Criminal Hit"- 3:34
11. "Mission of Murder"- 4:35
12. "Take No Prisoners"- 3:28