Bad Sister (album)
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25809
Cold Chillin'/Breakout/A&M/Polygram
399 013 (U.K., Ireland)
| Bad Sister | ||||
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| Released | October 20, 1989 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 58:52 | |||
| Label | Cold Chillin'/Reprise/Warner Bros. 25809 Cold Chillin'/Breakout/A&M/Polygram 399 013 (U.K., Ireland) | |||
| Producer | Marley Marl | |||
| Roxanne Shanté chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[7] |
Bad Sister is the debut album by Roxanne Shanté, released in 1989 on Cold Chillin' Records.[8][9] The album peaked at No. 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[10]
Bad Sister was produced by Marley Marl.[11] Big Daddy Kane contributed lyrics to a couple of the album's songs.[4] In Rolling Stone, Chuck Eddy said the album's "homemade double-entendre slang gets as nasty as its beat. That beat – which Marley Marl's mix thickens house style with up-to-the-minute boogie piano, Shaft-derived wah-wah, dub echo, frat-party noise and horny horns – just couldn't be nastier."[5]
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote that the songs "combine humor and raw rhythmic power with Ms. Shante's sturdy sense of identity ... [they] proves she's tougher and wittier than the competition."[12] Trouser Press thought that "Shanté has a cute, coy voice that takes on an authoritative edge when she kicks into high gear."[8] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called Bad Sister "a true hip-hop masterpiece" and a "definitive Cold Chillin' album."[7] USA Today praised the "hilarious, sometimes risque stories."[13]
In 2022, Rolling Stone placed Bad Sister at number 175 on their list of the 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time. The magazine's writer Charles Aaron said, "Her old-school playground sass, pitiless flow, and casually eviscerating wit turned songs like "Bad Sister," "Live on Stage," "Have a Nice Day," and "Go on Girl" into giddy celebrations."[14]
Track listing
- "Bad Sister" (D. Clear, M. Williams)—5:00
- "Live on Stage" (N. Wilson, M. Williams)—6:57
- "Independent Woman" (D. Clear, M. Williams)—4:35
- "Knockin' Hiney" (L. Gooden, C. Curry, K. Coaxum, M. Williams)—3:36
- "My Groove Gets Better" (K. Coaxum, M. Williams)—3:30
- "Feelin' Kinda Horny" (J. Loving, P. Bourke)—4:10
- "Have a Nice Day" (remix) (A. Hardy, M. Williams)—3:21
- "Let's Rock, Y'all" (L. Gooden, M. Williams)—4:17
- "Fatal Attraction" (D. Clear, M. Williams)—4:28
- "Wack Itt (Remix)" (L. Gooden, M. Williams, A. Booth)—6:00
- "Skeezer" (A. Hardy, M. Williams)—2:45
- "What's on Your Mind" (R. Diggs Hamlian, M. Williams)—3:20
- "Go on, Girl (Remix)" (A. Hardy, M. Williams)—5:01
- "Gotta Get Paid" (featuring Craig G) (L. Gooden, M. Williams)—1:52
