And Now the Legacy Begins

And Now the Legacy Begins
Studio album by Dream Warriors
Released	April 23, 1991 (U.S.)
Recorded	1990–1991
Genre	Canadian hip hop, jazz rap
Length	54:15
Label	4th & B'way/Island/PolyGram 444 037
Producer	Dream Warriors, Split Personality, Ron Nelson, Krush and Skad, Maximum 60
Dream Warriors chronology
And Now the Legacy Begins (1991) Subliminal Simulation (1994)Subliminal Simulation1994
Singles from And Now the Legacy Begins
"Wash Your Face in My Sink" Released: 1990 "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style" Released: 1990 "Ludi" Released: 1991 "Follow Me Not" Released: 1991

And Now the Legacy Begins is the debut album of Canadian hip hop duo Dream Warriors, released April 23, 1991. It was released worldwide on Island Records and in the United States on sub-label 4th & B'way Records (although it was not a hit in the U.S.). The album is regarded as one of the finest alternative hip hop records of the golden era.^[1]

Singles

"My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style", the album's most successful single, sampled Quincy Jones' "Soul Bossa Nova" — which was also known to Canadian audiences as the longtime theme music of the television game show Definition and later was known as theme for the Austin Powers movie series. The song was a hit in both Canada and Europe, winning a Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year in 1992,.^[1] "Wash Your Face in My Sink" and "Ludi" were also notable singles.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
NME	10/10[4]
RapReviews	7.5/10[5]
Spin	favorable[6]

The album received high critical acclaim. Spin magazine highly recommended the album, praising its "stunning, almost seamless sample-driven tracks."^[7] Allmusic gave it 4½ out of 5 stars, noting that "the duo plays around with any number of inspired samples and grooves, from jazz to harder-edged beats, with style and skill."^[8] It peaked at #18 on the UK Albums Chart and #34 in Canada, where it received gold certification. Over 800,000 copies were sold worldwide.^[1][9][10] In 2013, the album made Ballast's list of the top 50 Canadian albums of all time.^[11]

Track listing

Tracks 1 and 15 are spoken word, with Track 1 being a small child talking about something being "boomstastic" (leading into Track 2), and Track 15 consists of one of the group members repeating a statement heard at the end of "My Definition...".

Samples

• "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style" – Contains a sample of "Soul Bossa Nova" by Quincy Jones
• "Ludi" – Contains a sample of "My Conversation" by Slim Smith & The Uniques
• "U Never Know a Good Thing Till You Lose It" – Contains a sample of "Sing a Happy Song" by War and "Wild and Loose" and "The Walk" by The Time
• "And Now the Legacy Begins" – Contains samples of "Shine Your Light" by The Graingers and "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club
• "Wash Your Face in My Sink" – Contains a sample of "Hang on Sloopy" by Count Basie
• "Face in the Basin" – Contains samples of "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins and "Funky Stuff" by Kool & the Gang
• "Twelve Sided Dice" – Contains a sample of "Riding High" by Faze-O
• "Answer for the Owl" – Contains a sample of "Just Kissed My Baby" by The Meters

Chart positions

Accolades

(*) signifies unordered lists

Personnel

• Pete Ashworth – Photography
• Dream Warriors – Producer, Mixing
• Krush – Producer
• Maximum 60 – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Ron Nelson – Producer, Engineer
• Split Personality – Producer, Mixing
• Swifty – Artwork
• Wrighty – Artwork

References