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1998 studio album by John Forté
Poly Sci Released June 23, 1998 (1998-06-23 ) Recorded 1997–98 Studio Genre Hip hop Length 55 :09 Label Producer
"Ninety Nine (Flash The Message)" Released: May 12, 1998
Poly Sci is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop musician John Forté . It was released on June 23, 1998, on Ruffhouse Records . The recording sessions took place at Booga Basement Studio in East Orange , at Chung King Studios , at The Hit Factory and at The Crib in New York , at Joe's Room in Conshohocken , and at Mayfair Studios in London . The production was primarily handled by Forté, as well as Minnesota, Pras , Salaam Remi , Warren Riker and Wyclef Jean .
The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Forte excels with light-hearted subject matter and instrumentation."[ 4] Rolling Stone concluded that "Forte displays a surer footing writing lyrics than he does on actual rapping; his vocal style flips between JayZ-ish Brooklynisms and the cool-pose sneers of Nas."[ 5]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Hot" (Intro) John E. Forté John Forté 2:26 2. "They Got Me" (featuring Fat Joe and Destruct) John Forté 4:51 3. "Ninety Nine (Flash the Message)" 3:44 4. "God Is Love God Is War" Forté John Forté 4:34 5. "We Got This" (featuring DMX ) 3:40 6. "P.B.E. (Powerful, Beautiful, Excellent)" Forté John Forté 4:09 7. "The Right One/Father to Son (Interlude)" (featuring Pras ) John Forté 4:30 8. "Madina Passage" (featuring Baracus, Casino Red, El Harim and St. Nikolas) Forté T. Jones J. Williford A. Footman C. Michell Jeni Fujita John Forté 4:20 9. "All You Gotta Do" Minnesota 4:04 10. "All Fucked Up" Forté John Forté 3:02 11. "Poly Sci" John Forté 5:22 12. "Born to Win/Riddle of Steel (Interlude)" Salaam Remi 4:24 13. "Flash the Message" Forté John Forté 3:41 14. "Hot" (Outro) Forté John Forté 2:22 Total length: 55:09
Sample credits
^ Cummings-Yeates, Rosalind. "Poly Sci John Forté" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 18, 2020 .
^ Christgau, Robert . "John Forté" . Robert Christgau . Retrieved November 18, 2020 .
^ Hull, Tom . "Tom Hull: Grade List: John Forte" . tomhull.com . Retrieved November 18, 2020 .
^ a b Baker, Soren (21 June 1998). "Pop Music: In Brief". Calendar. Los Angeles Times . p. 59.
^ Poulson-Bryant, Scott (Jul 23, 1998). "Poly Sci". Rolling Stone . No. 790/791. pp. 132–133.
^ "John Forte Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^ "John Forte Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 18, 2020.