Ain't No Other is the fourth album released by American rapper MC Lyte. It was released on June 22, 1993, on First Priority Music/Atlantic Records and produced by Audio Two, Backspin, Markell Riley, Franklin Grant, Tyrone Fyffe, "Lil" Chris Smith, Funk, Sir Scratch and Walter "Mucho" Scott.
Ain't No Other | ||||
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Released | June 22, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
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Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 60:08 | |||
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Singles from Ain't No Other | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
Los Angeles Times | |
NME | 5/10[5] |
Rolling Stone | |
The Village Voice | (favorable)[7] |
Ain't No Other peaked at No. 90 on the Billboard 200 and No. 16 on the Top R&B Albums chart, selling 238,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan (2007).[8]
Also produced two charting singles "I Go On", which peaked at No. 27 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, and the more successful "Ruffneck", which reached No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
edit- "Intro" – 0:19
- "Brooklyn" (Lana Moorer, Tyrone Fyffe, Franklin Grant, Markell Riley) – 4:03
- "Ruffneck" (Lana Moorer, Aquil Davidson, Markell Riley, Walter Scott) – 3:57
- "What's My Name Yo" (Lana Moorer, Kevin McKenzie, Scott McKenzie) – 3:38
- "Lil Paul" (Lana Moorer, Funk) – 3:27
- "Ain't No Other" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:36
- "Hard Copy" (Linque Ayoung, Backspin) featuring Lin Que and Makeba Mooncycle (Kink Ez) – 2:30
- "Fuck That Motherfucking Bullshit" (Lana Moorer, Vaughn Alford, Kirk Robinson) – 3:17
- "Intro" – 0:05
- "I Go On" (Lana Moorer, Aquil Davidson, Franklin Grant, Markell Riley) – 4:47
- "One Nine Nine Three" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:27
- "Never Heard Nothin' Like This" (Kirk Robinson) – 3:06
- "Can I Get Some Dap" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:34
- "Let Me Adem" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:22
- "Steady Fucking" (featuring KRS-One) (Lana Moorer, Kirk Robinson, Nat Robinson, Lawrence Parker, Scott Sterling) – 5:08
- "Who's House" – 4:50
- "I Cram to Understand U" – 7:04
Personnel
edit- Nat Robinson – executive producer
- Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
- Merlyn Rosenberg – photography
- Lynn Kowalewski – art direction
Charts
editChart (1993) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[9] | 90 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] | 16 |
Year-end charts
editChart (1993) | Position |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11][8] | 68 |
References
edit- ^ "MC Lyte – Act Like You Know". AllMusic.
- ^ Ain't No Other at AllMusic
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: MC Lyte". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Connie (July 25, 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Fadele, Dele (July 24, 1993). "Long Play". NME. p. 35. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "MC Lyte". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 526. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: Rude Girls Rule: Boss, MC Lyte, Yo Yo, Roxanne Shanté". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Concepcion, Mariel (June 9, 2007). "A bad rap?". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 23. pp. 24–25. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "MC Lyte Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "MC Lyte Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.