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Stone Cold Rhymin'
Studio album by
Young MC
ReleasedSeptember 5, 1989
Recorded1988−89
GenreHip hop
Length47:24
LabelDelicious Vinyl
Producer
Young MC chronology
Stone Cold Rhymin'
(1989) 		Brainstorm
(1991)
Singles from Stone Cold Rhymin'
  1. "I Let 'Em Know"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Know How"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Bust a Move"
    Released: May 22, 1989
  4. "Principal's Office"
    Released: 1989
  5. "I Come Off"
    Released: 1990
  6. "Pick Up the Pace"
    Released: 1990

Stone Cold Rhymin' is the debut album by the American rapper Young MC. It was released in 1989 on Delicious Vinyl and was later re-issued by Rhino Records. The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.[1] The third track, "Bust a Move", was Young MC's biggest hit and is his best-known song, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and topping the charts in Australia.[3] His follow-up single, "Principal's Office", reached No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also nominated for "Best Rap Video" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Chicago Tribune[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
NME7/10[7]
Q[8]
RapReviews6.5/10[9]
Record Mirror4/5[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Tiny Mix Tapes3.5/5[12]
The Village VoiceB+[13]

The Calgary Herald noted that Young MC possesses "perhaps the clearest enunciation in rap: every word comes through perfectly, and yet his delivery is more musical than most."[14]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Marvin Young, Matt Dike, and Michael Ross except where otherwise noted. All tracks published by PolyGram Music except "Just Say No" published by PolyGram/Warner Chappell.

  1. "I Come Off" (feat. N'Dea Davenport)
  2. "Principal's Office"
  3. "Bust a Move"
  4. "Non Stop"
  5. "Fastest Rhyme" (M. Young)
  6. "My Name is Young" (M. Young/M. Dike)[a]
  7. "Know How" (M. Young/John "King Gizmo" King/Michael "E.Z. Mike" Simpson)
  8. "Roll with the Punches"
  9. "I Let 'Em Know"
  10. "Pick Up the Pace" (M. Young/M. Dike)
  11. "Got More Rhymes" (M. Young/M. Dike/M. Ross/J. King)
  12. "Stone Cold Buggin'" (M. Young/M. Dike)
  13. "Just Say No" (M. Young/Quincy Jones Jr.)
  1. ^ There are two versions of "My Name is Young". The lyrics are the same but the music is distinct.

Personnel

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  • Young MC – vocals, songwriting
  • Matt Dike – production, arrangement, mixing (all tracks except 7 and 13)
  • Michael Ross – production, arrangement, mixing (all tracks except 7 and 13)
  • The Dust Brothers – production, arrangement, mixing (track 7), co-production (track 11)
  • Quincy Jones Jr. – production, arrangement, mixing (track 13)
  • Mario Caldato Jr. – engineering
  • Brian Foxworthy – additional engineering
  • Salomon – photography, art direction
  • EMC-0 – production coordinator
  • Crystal Blake – vocals (tracks 1, 3 and 11)
  • Flea – bass (tracks 2 and 3)
  • Kevin O'Neal – bass (tracks 7 and 8)
  • John Dexter Steward Jr. – drums (tracks 2 and 4)

Charts

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Chart performance for Stone Cold Rhymin'
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 38
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 7
US Billboard 200[17] 9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 8

References

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  1. ^ "Billboard 200™". Billboard. December 9, 1989. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100™". Billboard. October 14, 1989. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Young M.C. - Bust a Move (song)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Stone Cold Rhymin' – Young MC". AllMusic. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Kot, Greg (October 19, 1989). "Young M.C.: Stone Cold Rhymin' (Delicious Vinyl)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Hilburn, Robert; Hunt, Dennis; Boehm, Mike; Cromelin, Richard; Gold, Jonathan; Hochman, Steve; Johnson, Connie; Lee, Craig; McKenna, Kristine; Lewis, Randy; Snowden, Don; Willman, Chris; Grein, Paul; Marlowe, Duff; Waller, Don (October 29, 1989). "The Record Industry's Big Push". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  7. ^ Fadele, Dele (December 9, 1989). "Young MC: Stone Cold Rhymin'". NME. p. 31.
  8. ^ Mulholland, Garry (June 2004). "Young MC: Stone Cold Rhymin'". Q. No. 215.
  9. ^ Juon, Steve "Flash" (November 9, 2021). "Young M.C. :: Stone Cold Rhymin'". RapReviews. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Smith, Robin (December 16, 1989). "Young MC: Stone Cold Rhymin'". Record Mirror. p. 15.
  11. ^ Coleman, Mark (1992). "Young MC". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. pp. 797–798. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
  12. ^ Holmes, Filmore Mescalito (April 23, 2009). "Young MC – Stone Cold Rhymin'". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  13. ^ Christgau, Robert (May 29, 1990). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  14. ^ Mayes, Alison (Oct 26, 1989). "Discs". Calgary Herald. p. D3.
  15. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Young MC – Stone Cold Rhymin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  16. ^ "Charts.nz – Young M.C. – Stone Cold Rhymin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  17. ^ "Young MC Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  18. ^ "Young MC Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
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