As Nasty As They Wanna Be
As Nasty As They Wanna Be is the third album by Miami rap group 2 Live Crew. It was released in 1989, and became their largest seller, going 2x Platinum. In 1990, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled that the album was legally obscene;[3] this ruling was later overturned by the Eleventh Circuit.[4] It is the first album in history to be deemed legally obscene.[5]
It would also be the final album to be released under the Skyywalker Records label. Following a successful lawsuit against Luther Campbell and Skyywalker Records by Star Wars creator and director George Lucas, the company was forced to change its name to Luke Records.
The album is broken down track-by-track by Luke and Mr. Mixx in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.[6]
In 2010 the album cover and imagery of the record were used in the music video of the song "Rabbit" by Swedish band Miike Snow.
Track listing
| Samples |
| 1. |
"Me So Horny" |
|
4:36 |
| 2. |
"Put Her in the Buck" |
- Main riff of the song and moans are sampled from The Chakachas' "Jungle Fever"
|
3:57 |
| 3. |
"Dick Almighty" |
|
4:53 |
| 4. |
"C'mon Babe" |
|
4:43 |
| 5. |
"Dirty Nursery Rhymes" |
|
3:05 |
| 6. |
"Break It on Down" (Campbell/Two Live Crew) |
|
3:59 |
| 7. |
"2 Live Blues" |
|
5:14 |
| 8. |
"I Ain't Bullshittin'" |
|
4:27 |
| 9. |
"Get Loose Now" (Campbell/Two Live Crew) |
|
4:36 |
| 10. |
"The Fuck Shop" |
|
3:24 |
| 11. |
"If You Believe in Having Sex" |
|
3:51 |
| 12. |
"My Seven Bizzos" |
|
4:18 |
| 13. |
"Get the Fuck out of My House" |
|
4:37 |
| 14. |
"Reggae Joint" (Satire of dancehall music) |
|
4:14 |
| 15. |
"Fraternity Record" |
|
4:47 |
| 16. |
"Bad Ass Bitch" |
|
4:03 |
| 17. |
"Mega Mixx III" |
- This largely instrumental track contains a sample of an electronic voice counting in German from the Kraftwerk song "Numbers/Computer World"
|
5:44 |
| 18. |
"Coolin'" (Campbell/Two Live Crew) |
|
5:02 |
Trivia
- The album cover can be found on the wall of the music store in the comedy film, Next Friday.
- As Nasty As They Wanna Be is the first ever southern rap album to ever go platinum and the only one from the 80s.
Personnel
- 2 Live Crew - Producer
- Jimmy Magnoli - Guitar
- Mr. Mixx - Vocals, Producer, Performer, Mixing
- Ted Stein - Engineer, Mixing
- Ron Taylor - Engineer, Mixing
- Chris Murphy - Engineer
As Clean As They Wanna Be
| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| Allmusic |
[7] |
As Clean As They Wanna Be is the clean version of 2 Live Crew's third album. The album contains a disclaimer that '"This album does not contain explicit lyrics." The album had notably worse sales than the explicit version. However, it does contain "Pretty Woman", which is not on the explicit version. The song - a parody of the Roy Orbison hit "Oh, Pretty Woman" - resulted in a Supreme Court case, Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., which established that a commercial parody can qualify as fair use. Despite the sticker on the album cover claiming "This album does not contain explicit lyrics", the song "Break It On Down" appears in its original, explicit form.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by 2 Live Crew.
| 1. |
"The Funk Shop" |
3:23 |
| 2. |
"C'mon Babe" |
4:19 |
| 3. |
"Get Loose Now" |
4:36 |
| 4. |
"Coolin'" |
5:03 |
| 5. |
"You Got Larceny" |
4:57 |
| 6. |
"Love Digger" |
3:54 |
| 7. |
"Me So Lovely" |
4:25 |
| 8. |
"Pretty Woman" (a parody of "Oh, Pretty Woman" written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees) |
3:20 |
| 9. |
"My Seven Bizzos" |
4:18 |
| 10. |
"City of Boom" |
3:32 |
| 11. |
"Oh Baby, Oh Mama, Oh Wow!" |
4:56 |
| 12. |
"Mega Mix III" |
5:44 |
| 13. |
"Break It On Down" |
3:58 |
Personnel
- Mr. Mixx – vocals, producer, mixing
- Ted Stein – engineer, mixing
- Ron Taylor – engineer, mixing
- Milton Mizell – coordination
- Linda Fine – coordination
- Mac Hartshorn – photography
- Mike Holland, aka Mike Bizzo - H.N.I.C.
- Luther Campbell – producer, executive producer
- Nic Stone, aka Spoon 56 - Mocha Thunder Generation
- Debbie Bennett – coordination
- Mike Fuller – mastering
References
- ^ "As Nasty As They Wanna Be Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r28361. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "2 Live Crew Reviews". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=2+Live+Crew. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ Skyywalker Records, Inc. v. Navarro, 739 F.Supp. 578 (S.D. Fla. 1990).
- ^ Luke Records, Inc. v. Navarro, 960 F.2d 134 (11th Cir. 1992).
- ^ Deflem, Mathieu. 1993. "Rap, Rock, and Censorship: Popular Culture and the Technologies of Justice." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Law and Society Association, Chicago, May 27-30, 1993
- ^ Coleman, Brian, 2007, Check The Technique: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies, Villard, Random House.
- ^ "As Clean As They Wanna Be Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r28360/review. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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