The Devil Made Me Do It

For the song by alternative rock band Against All Will, see The Devil Made Me Do It (Against All Will song).
The Devil Made Me Do It
Studio album by Paris
Released October 9, 1990
Recorded Fall 1989-Summer 1990
Genre Hip-hop
Label Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records
Producer Paris, D.R.
Paris chronology
The Devil Made Me Do It
(1990)		 Sleeping with the Enemy
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

The Devil Made Me Do It was the 1990 debut album of militant Black nationalist rapper Paris. MTV banned the title track.[2] The 13-track vinyl record version of The Devil Made Me Do It was released in Spring 1988 on Tommy Boy Records. Paris toured the USA and Europe that year to promote the record. The album eventually sold over 300,000 according to the emcee.[3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:40
  2. "Scarface Groove" – 4:35
  3. "This Is a Test" – 2:47
  4. "Panther Power" – 3:58
  5. "Break the Grip of Shame" 3:34
  6. "Warning" – 1:07
  7. "Ebony" – 3:56
  8. "Brutal" – 3:53
  9. "On the Prowl" – 1:10
  10. "The Devil Made Me Do It" – 4:12
  11. "The Hate That Hate Made" – 1:09
  12. "Mellow Madness" – 4:50
  13. "I Call Him Mad" – 4:17
  14. "Escape from Babylon" – 5:18
  15. "Wretched" – 3:32
  16. "Break the Grip of Shame (The Final Call)" (Bonus track) – 8:06
  17. "Devil Made Me Do It (Poach a Pig Mix)" (Bonus track) – 5:44

Album Chart

Album Charting Billboard 200 R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
"The Devil Made Me Do It" 158 41

Single's Charting

Single Chart Position
"The Devil Made Me Do It" Hot Rap Singles 20

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Paris bio". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/paris_rap_/artist.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
  3. ^ http://www.sfweekly.com/2003-12-03/news/capital-rap/2