Stone Cold Rhymin'
1989 studio album by Young MC
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Stone Cold Rhymin' is the debut album by the American rapper Young MC. It was released in 1989 on Delicious Vinyl and was later re-issued by Rhino Records. The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.[2] The third track, "Bust a Move", was Young MC's biggest hit and is his best-known song, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] and topping the charts in Australia.[4] His follow-up single, "Principal's Office", reached No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also nominated for "Best Rap Video" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.
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| Released | September 5, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988−89 | |||
| Studio | Matt Dike's apartment (Santa Monica, California)[1] | |||
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| Length | 47:24 | |||
| Label | Delicious Vinyl | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [5] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [6] |
| Los Angeles Times | [7] |
| NME | 7/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| RapReviews | 6.5/10[10] |
| Record Mirror | 4/5[11] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [12] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 3.5/5[13] |
| The Village Voice | B+[14] |
The Calgary Herald noted that Young MC possesses "perhaps the clearest enunciation in rap: every word comes through perfectly, and yet his delivery is more musical than most."[15]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Marvin Young, Matt Dike, and Michael Ross except where otherwise noted. All tracks published by PolyGram Music except "Just Say No" published by PolyGram/Warner Chappell.
- "I Come Off" (feat. N'Dea Davenport)
- "Principal's Office"
- "Bust a Move"
- "Non Stop"
- "Fastest Rhyme" (M. Young)
- "My Name Is Young" (M. Young/M. Dike)[a]
- "Know How" (M. Young/John "King Gizmo" King/Michael "E.Z. Mike" Simpson)
- "Roll with the Punches"
- "I Let 'Em Know"
- "Pick Up the Pace" (M. Young/M. Dike)
- "Got More Rhymes" (M. Young/M. Dike/M. Ross/J. King)
- "Stone Cold Buggin'" (M. Young/M. Dike)
- "Just Say No" (M. Young/Quincy Jones Jr.)
- There are two versions of "My Name Is Young". The lyrics are the same but the music is distinct.
Personnel
- Young MC – vocals, songwriting
- Matt Dike – production, arrangement, mixing (all tracks except 7 and 13)
- Michael Ross – production, arrangement, mixing (all tracks except 7 and 13)
- The Dust Brothers – production, arrangement, mixing (track 7), co-production (track 11)
- Quincy Jones Jr. – production, arrangement, mixing (track 13)
- Mario Caldato Jr. – engineering
- Brian Foxworthy – additional engineering
- Salomon – photography, art direction
- EMC-0 – production coordinator
- Crystal Blake – vocals (tracks 1, 3 and 11)
- Flea – bass (tracks 2 and 3)
- Kevin O'Neal – bass (tracks 7 and 8)
- John Dexter Steward Jr. – drums (tracks 2 and 4)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[23] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[24] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||