2 Hype
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| Studio album by Kid 'n Play | ||||
| Released | October 21, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987-1988 | |||
| Genre | Hip-Hop, new jack swing | |||
| Length | 43:37 | |||
| Label | Select Records | |||
| Producer |
Hurby Luv Bug The Invincibles | |||
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2 Hype is the debut album by rap duo, Kid 'n Play. The album was released in 1988 for Select Records, distributed by Landmark Distributors owned by Jeffrey Collins, and was produced by Hurby Luv Bug and The Invincibles.
Reception
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2 Hype was a success for the duo, reaching #96 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and being certified Gold by the RIAA. Three singles found success on the Hot Rap Singles chart, "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play" (#2), "2 Hype" (#19) and "Gittin' Funky" (#24). In 2008, "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play" was ranked number 63 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
Track listing
- "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play" – 4:01
- "Brother Man Get Hip" – 3:43
- "Gittin' Funky" – 4:41
- "Soul Man" – 3:31
- "Damn That DJ (The Wizard M.E.)" – 3:28
- "Last Night" – 4:23
- "2 Hype" – 3:57
- "Can You Dig That" – 3:27
- "Undercover" (feat. The Real Roxanne) – 3:38
- "Do the Kid 'n Play Kick Step" – 4:02
- "Do This My Way" – 4:46
Samples
Do This My Way
- "Think (About It) by Lyn Collins
- "'Cross the Tracks (We Better Go Back)" by Maceo & the Macks
Gittin' Funky
- "Reggins" by The Blackbyrds
- "Runaway" by The Blackbyrds
- "Holy Ghost" by Bar-Kays
- "Now That We Found Love" by Third World
Last Night
- "Funky President" by James Brown
- "Last Night Changed It All (I Really Had a Ball)" by Esther Williams
- "Theme From the Planets" by Dexter Wansel
- "Ain't We Funkin' Now" by The Brothers Johnson
- "Ain't Nobody" by Rufus and Chaka Khan
Rollin' With Kid 'N Play
- "I Don't Know What It Is, but It Sure Is Funky" by Ripple
- "Crazy" by Slug-Go
Undercover
- "My Jamaican Guy" by Grace Jones
Damn That DJ (The Wizard M.E.)
- "Let a Woman Be a Woman - Let a Man Be a Man" by Dyke and the Blazers