Poly Sci
1998 studio album by John Forté
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Poly Sci is the debut solo studio album by American hip-hop musician John Forté. It was released on June 23, 1998, on Ruffhouse Records. The recording sessions took place at Booga Basement Studio in East Orange, at Chung King Studios, at The Hit Factory and at The Crib in New York, at Joe's Room in Conshohocken, and at Mayfair Studios in London. The production was primarily handled by Forté, as well as Minnesota, Pras, Salaam Remi, Warren Riker and Wyclef Jean.
- Booga Basement (East Orange, NJ)
- Chung King (New York, NY)
- Joe's Room (Conshohocken, PA)
- The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
- Mayfair (London, UK)
- The Crib (New York, NY)
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| Released | June 23, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–98 | |||
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| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 55:09 | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [3] |
| The Source | [4] |
| XXL | L (3/5)[5] |
The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Forte excels with light-hearted subject matter and instrumentation."[3] Rolling Stone concluded that "Forte displays a surer footing writing lyrics than he does on actual rapping; his vocal style flips between JayZ-ish Brooklynisms and the cool-pose sneers of Nas."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hot" (Intro) | John E. Forté | John Forté | 2:26 |
| 2. | "They Got Me" (featuring Fat Joe and Destruct) |
| John Forté | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Ninety Nine (Flash the Message)" | 3:44 | ||
| 4. | "God Is Love God Is War" | Forté | John Forté | 4:34 |
| 5. | "We Got This" (featuring DMX) |
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| 3:40 |
| 6. | "P.B.E. (Powerful, Beautiful, Excellent)" | Forté | John Forté | 4:09 |
| 7. | "The Right One/Father to Son (Interlude)" (featuring Pras) | John Forté | 4:30 | |
| 8. | "Madina Passage" (featuring Baracus, Casino Red, El Harim and St. Nikolas) |
| John Forté | 4:20 |
| 9. | "All You Gotta Do" |
| Minnesota | 4:04 |
| 10. | "All Fucked Up" | Forté | John Forté | 3:02 |
| 11. | "Poly Sci" |
| John Forté | 5:22 |
| 12. | "Born to Win/Riddle of Steel (Interlude)" |
| Salaam Remi | 4:24 |
| 13. | "Flash the Message" | Forté | John Forté | 3:41 |
| 14. | "Hot" (Outro) | Forté | John Forté | 2:22 |
| Total length: | 55:09 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 2 contains elements from "Petit Pays" written by Fernando Da Cruz and performed by Cesária Évora
- Track 3 contains elements from "Mash It Up" written by Joseph Williams & Lawrence Parker and performed by Just-Ice and resung elements from "99 Luftballons" written by Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen & Carlo Karges and performed by Nena
- Track 7 contains elements from "Cruisin'" written by William Robinson & Marvin Tarplin and performed by Smokey Robinson
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[7] | 84 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 28 |