Vagina Diner
| Vagina Diner | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Studio | Power Play Studios, New York City, New York | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, dirty rap | |||
| Length | 41:27 | |||
| Label | Interscope • Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Large Professor[1] | |||
| Akinyele chronology | ||||
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Vagina Diner is the debut studio album by American rapper Akinyele, released on Interscope Records in 1993.[2][3] The album's single was "Ak Ha Ha! Ak Hoo Hoo?"[4] The album did not receive much promotional backing from Interscope, but did manage to become a hit on college radio.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide |  [7] |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10[8] |
| The Source | [9] |
In a retrospective review, Spin wrote that Akinyele is "a gritty, X-rated joker with a uniquely bipolar flow—his set-ups are nimble wordplay, his punchlines are delivered in a low Oscar the Grouch croak."[10]
Track listing
[edit]- All songs produced by Large Professor.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Worldwide" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Outta State" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Ak Ha Ha! Ak Hoo Hoo?" | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Dear Diary" | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Bags Packed" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "The Bomb" | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Beat" | 0:26 |
| 8. | "Checkmate" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "I Luh Hur" | 2:42 |
| 10. | "You Know My Style" | 0:20 |
| 11. | "Exercise" | 3:22 |
| 12. | "No Exit" | 3:54 |
| 13. | "30 Days" | 3:34 |
Personnel
[edit]- Akinyele – vocals
- Large Professor – production
- Rob Swift – scratches
- Matt Noble – engineering
- Anton Pushansky – engineering
- Rob Sutton – engineering
- Dino Zervous – engineering
- Tar – photography
- The Pizz – illustration
- Kimberly Holt – art direction, design
Charts
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] | 83 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 89.
- ^ "Akinyele | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Bynoe, Yvonne (2006). Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip-Hop Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 6.
- ^ "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 36. Sep 4, 1993. p. 20.
- ^ Brennan, Timothy (2008). Secular Devotion : Afro-Latin Music and Imperial Jazz. Verso. p. 140.
- ^ "Vagina Diner Akinyele". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 9.
- ^ "Akinyele Vagina Diner". RapReviews.
- ^ Da Ghetto Communicator (September 1993). "Akinyele: Vagina Diner". The Source (48).
- ^ "'Til Infinity: The 50 Best Rap Albums From 1993, Hip-Hop's Other Greatest Year". Spin. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Akinyele - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Vagina Diner at Discogs (list of releases)
