Skanless
1991 studio album by Hi-C
Skanless Released December 10, 1991 Recorded 1990–1991 Studio Genre West Coast hip hop Length 51 :50 Label Skanless/Hollywood Producer
"I'm Not Your Puppet" Released: 1991
"Leave My Curl Alone" Released: 1992
"Sittin' in the Park" Released: 1992
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1] RapReviews 7.5/10[ 2]
Skanless is the debut studio album by American rapper Hi-C , from Compton, California . It was released on December 10, 1991, via Skanless Records and Hollywood Records ; Hollywood decided not to use its logos on the album's packaging.[ 3] The album peaked at number 152 on the Billboard 200 , number 53 on the Top R&B Albums chart, and number 3 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[ 4] It spawned three singles: "I'm Not Your Puppet", "Leave My Curl Alone" and "Sitting in the Park", which peaked at number 21 on the Hot Rap Songs .[ 5]
Track listing
Title Producer(s) 1. "Intro-Scratch" 0:27 2. "Too Greasy" 0:19 3. "Leave My Curl Alone" Tony-A 3:15 4. "Punk Shit" 2:42 5. "Funky Rap Sanga" 4:10 6. "Request Line" (featuring Angel Montes, Curtis Harmon, Kat Martinez & Nikki Scire) 0:49 7. "Sittin' in the Park " 3:28 8. "Compton Hoochies" 3:44 9. "Jack Move" Tony-A 5:30 10. "Bullshit" 5:13 11. "2 Ada Time" (featuring K.K. ) 2:11 12. "Yo Dick" 0:44 13. "Froggy Style" Tony-A 3:08 14. "2 Drunk ta Fuck" (featuring Big Jazz) Tony-A 4:43 15. "Ding-a-Ling" 1:05 16. "I'm Not Your Puppet" 6:00 17. "2 Skanless" (featuring AMG , DJ Quik & K.K.) Tony-A 4:10 Total length: 51:50
Samples
I'm Not Your Puppet
Leave My Curl Alone
Sitting in the Park
2 Skanless
Froggy Style
Punk S***
Personnel
Crawford Wilkerson – main artist, producer (tracks: 4, 5, 8, 10, 11)
David Marvin Blake – featured artist (track 17) , producer (tracks: 5, 8, 10)
Kelton L. McDonald – featured artist (tracks: 11, 17) , backing vocals (tracks: 3, 11)
Jason Lewis – featured artist (track 17)
Deon Barnett – backing vocals (tracks: 3, 11)
Angel Montes – featured artist (track 6)
Curtis Harmon – featured artist (track 6)
Kat Martinez – featured artist (track 6)
Nikki Scire – featured artist (track 6)
Big Jazz – featured artist (track 14)
Desiree – backing vocals (track 3)
Nicole – backing vocals (track 3)
Robert C. Bacon, Jr. – rhythm guitar (tracks: 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 14) , bass (tracks: 4, 10, 13, 14)
Stuart Wylen – guitar & keyboards (tracks: 7, 8)
Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims – bass & guitar (tracks: 9, 16)
Tony Robert Alvarez – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17)
Steve Yano – producer (tracks: 7, 16) , executive producer
Brian "B-Sly" Foxworthy – engineering & mixing (tracks: 1-8, 10-15, 17)
Donovan Smith – engineering & mixing (tracks: 9, 16)
Ron McMaster – mastering
Maria DeGrassi-Colosimo – art direction
Jamile G. Mafi – design
Susan Werner – photography
Charts
References
^ "Skanless Hi-C" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 14, 2018 .
^ Jost, Matt 'Flash' (October 5, 2004). "Hi-C Skanless" . RapReviews . Retrieved February 14, 2018 .
^ Goldstein, Patrick (Jan 5, 1992). "Hurray for Who?". Calendar. Los Angeles Times . p. 60.
^ "Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History" . Heatseekers Albums . Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018 .
^ "Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History" . Hot Rap Songs . Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018 .
^ "Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard .
^ "Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard .
^ "Hi-C Featuring Tony A Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard .
External links
Skanless at Discogs (list of releases)