| Act a Fool | ||||
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| Studio album by King Tee | ||||
| Released | November 15, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Hip Hop | |||
| Length | 42:38 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | DJ Pooh King Tee |
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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 Allmusic.[1] Act a Fool reached Billboard 200 chart position (#125). Its title track reached #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 |
| # | 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 |
Act a Fool
Ko Rock Stuff
The Coolest
Flirt
Guitar Playin'
Payback's a Mutha
Just Clowning
Guitar Playin Contains a sample of slippin into darkness by War
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"Paybacks a Mutha"
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"The Coolest"
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"Act A Fool"
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| allmusic | link |
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| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200 | 125 |
| Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 35 |
| Year | Song | Hot Rap Singles |
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| 1989 | "Act a Fool" | 26 |
| 1989 | "Bass" | 19 |
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