At Your Own Risk
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| At Your Own Risk | ||
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| Studio album by King Tee | ||
| Released | September 24, 1990 | |
| Genre | Hip Hop | |
| Length | 48:16 | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer(s) | DJ Pooh King Tee Bilal Bashir E-Swift DJ Aladdin Bronick Wrobleski J.R. Coes |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| King Tee chronology | ||
| Act a Fool (1988) |
At Your Own Risk (1990) |
Tha Triflin' Album (1993) |
At Your Own Risk is the second album by West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. It is mainly produced by King Tee himself and DJ Pooh as was his debut, but it also contains production from Bilal Bashir, E-Swift, DJ Aladdin, Bronick Wrobleski and J.R. Coes. Also like King Tee's debut album, there are only two guest appearances. These appearances are provided by Breeze and Ice Cube on "Played Like a Piano." Ironically, Ron Wynn of All Music Guide contrasts this album with those of Ice Cube's old group, N.W.A., saying that this album is "more reflective than combative or prophetic."[1] All Music Guide gave At Your Own Risk a positive rating that does not reflect its commercial success. It only reached #175 on the Billboard 200 chart, and it only had one charting single, "Ruff Rhyme (Back Again)." It also contains the popular track, "Diss You," which samples "Miss You" by the Rolling Stones. Album cover and singles photography by Glen E. Friedman.
Four of the fourteen tracks on At Your Own Risk are included on King Tee's greatest hits album, Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Introduction" | Bilal Bashir, King Tee | King Tee |
| 2 | "At Your Own Risk" | DJ Pooh, King Tee | King Tee |
| 3 | "Ruff Rhyme (Back Again)" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 4 | "On the Dance Tip" | Bronick Wrobleski, J.R. Coes, DJ Pooh (co-producer) | King Tee |
| 5 | "Jay Fay Dray" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 6 | "Skanless" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 7 | "Take You Home" | DJ Pooh, J.R. Coes (co-producer) | King Tee |
| 8 | "Diss You" | Bilal Bashir | King Tee |
| 9 | "Time to Get Out" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 10 | "Can This Be Real (Remix)" | DJ Aladdin, DJ Pooh, King Tee | King Tee |
| 11 | "E Get Swift" | DJ Pooh, E-Swift | King Tee |
| 12 | "Do Your Thing" | DJ Pooh | King Tee |
| 13 | "King Tee Production" | DJ Pooh, King Tee | King Tee |
| 14 | "Played Like a Piano" | DJ Pooh | Breeze, Ice Cube, King Tee |
[edit] Samples
At Your Own Risk
- "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
- "The Champ" by The Mohawks
On the Dance Tip
- "Let's Have Some Fun" by Bar-Kays
Jay Fay Dray
- "Hydra" by Grover Washington Jr.
Skanless
- "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" by Isaac Hayes
Take You Home
- "Bouncy Lady" by Pleasure
- "You Can Make it if You Try" by Sly & the Family Stone
Diss You
- "Miss You by Rolling Stones
- "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
- "Let a Woman Be a Woman, and Let a Man Be a Man" by Dyke & the Blazers
- "Big Beat" by Billy Squier
Time to Get Out
- "Blue Juice" by Jimmy McGriff
E Get Swift
- "Funky President" by James Brown
- "I Get Lifted" by George McCrae
- "Back to Life" by Soul II Soul
Do Your Thing
- "Do Your Thing" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
- "Expressway to Your Heart" by Soul Survivors
King Tee Production
- "Do You Like It" by B.T. Express
[edit] Album singles
| Single cover | Single information |
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"Ruff Rhyme" |
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"Diss You"
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"At Your Own Risk" |
[edit] Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 1990 | At Your Own Risk | #175 | #35 |
[edit] Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | ||
| 1990 | Ruff Rhyme (Back Again) | - | - | #18 |
[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 |
