The Album with No Name
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| The Album with No Name | ||||
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| Released | April 2, 1991 | |||
| Studio | Soundtracks, New York City; Hillside, Englewood, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop, new jack swing | |||
| Length | 48:33 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | David "Redhead" Guppy, Joseph "Wildstyle" Mann | |||
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The Album with No Name is the second album by the American musical group Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I., released on April 2, 1991.[1][2] It peaked at No. 182 on the Billboard 200.[3] "Get It Together", "We Don't Have a Plan B", and "It's a Love Thang (Word)" were released as singles.[4][5] As part of his promotional efforts for the album, Redhead Kingpin was scheduled to participate in the charity event at which the City College stampede occurred.[6] Additional promotional efforts were hampered by a hoaxer who booked live dates as Redhead Kingpin and who was eventually arrested.[7]
The album was produced by David "Redhead" Guppy and Joseph "Wildstyle" Mann.[8] Trey Lorenz provided backing vocals on some of the tracks.[9] "All About Red" acknowledges Teddy Riley's new jack swing influence on Redhead Kingpin's musical style.[10] "We Don't Have a Plan B" is a response to accusations that Redhead Kingpin sold out his music.[10] "No Reason" denounces police brutality, using news reports of the shooting of Phillip Pannell.[11] "Soap" is a parody of soap operas.[11] "Interlude" is paean to deceased friends.[11]
The album release date was pushed back due to sampling clearance issues.[12] "Dave & Kwame (Gimme Dat Girl)", which samples "More Peas", by the J.B.'s, is a battle rap between Redhead Kingpin and Kwamé.[13] "3-2-1 Pump!" contains a sample of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Let's Groove".[13] "What Do U Hate" samples Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up".[11]
