Act a Fool (album)
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| Studio album by King Tee | ||
| Released | November 16, 1988 | |
| Genre | Hip Hop | |
| Length | 42:38 | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer(s) | DJ Pooh King Tee |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| King Tee chronology | ||
| Act a Fool (1988) |
At Your Own Risk (1990) |
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Act a Fool is the debut album by West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. It is considered to be one of his better albums. Its success can be attributed to its production which is handled by DJ Pooh and King Tee himself, or the lack of guest appearances. King Tee is the only vocalist on the entire album--aside from Breeze and Mixmaster Spade on "Just Clowning--and his rhymes are described as "[d]efiant, angry, confrontational, and bemused" by Ron Wynn of All Music Guide.[1] Act a Fool was not a commercially successful album as inferred by its Billboard 200 chart position (#125). Its title track did reach #29 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, and "Bass" which is remixed on this album, reached #19 on the same chart.
Five of the eleven tracks on King Tee's debut album were later included on his greatest hits album, Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection, in 1998.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Act a Fool" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 2 | "Ko Rock Stuff" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 3 | "The Coolest" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 4 | "Flirt" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 5 | "Baggin' on Moms" | King Tee | King Tee |
| 6 | "Bass (Remix)" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 7 | "Let's Dance" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 8 | "Guitar Playin'" | DJ Pooh, King Tee | King Tee |
| 9 | "Payback's a Mutha" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 10 | "Just Clowning" | DJ Pooh | Breeze, King Tee, Mixmaster Spade |
| 11 | "I Got a Cold" | King Tee | King Tee |
[edit] Samples
Act a Fool
- "Give the Baby Anything the Baby Wants" by Joe Tex
- "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
- "Lover Jones" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
- "The Back Down" by Richard Pryor
- "New Year's Eve" by Richard Pryor
Ko Rock Stuff
- "Cardova" by The Meters
The Coolest
- "Cissy Strut" by The Meters
Payback's a Mutha
- "The Payback (Intro)" by James Brown
- "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
Just Clowning
- "Aquaboogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament
[edit] Album singles
| Single cover | Single information |
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"Paybacks a Mutha"
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"The Coolest"
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"Act a Fool"
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[edit] Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 1988 | Act a Fool | #125 | #35 |
[edit] Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | ||
| 1989 | Act a Fool | - | - | #26 |
| 1989 | Bass | - | - | #19 |
[edit] References
| Likwit Crew |
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| Groups |
| Barbershop MC's | Lootpack | Tha Alkaholiks |
| Members |
| Barbershop Chocolate Tye | Barbershop Drevin | Barbershop SK | Chuck Hustle | Declaime | Defari | DJ Romes | E-Swift | J. Wells | J-Ro | King Tee | Madlib | Montageone | Phil Da Agony | Styliztik Jones | Tash | The Barber Kiz | Wildchild | Xzibit |
| Albums |
| Act a Fool | At Your Own Risk | Tha Triflin' Album | 21 & Over | Coast II Coast | IV Life | At the Speed of Life | Likwidation | 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz | Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection | Soundpieces: Da Antidote | Rap Life | Focused Daily | Restless | Andsoitissaid | X.O. Experience | Thy Kingdom Come | Man Vs. Machine | Blunted in the Bomb Shelter Mix | Secondary Protocol | Shades of Blue | Odds & Evens | People Person | Aromatic | Conversations With Dudley | The Ruthless Chronicles | Weapons of Mass Destruction | Firewater | Street Music | Full Circle |
