Ain't No Other

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Ain't No Other
Aint No other.jpg
Studio album by
MC Lyte
ReleasedJune 22, 1993 (1993-06-22)
Recorded1992–1993
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length60:08
Label
Producer Audio Two, Backspin, Wreckx-N-Effect, Franklin Grant, Tyrone Fyffe, "Lil" Chris Smith, John "Funk" Alexander, K-Cut, Sir Scratch, Walter "Mucho" Scott
MC Lyte chronology
Act Like You Know
(1991)		Ain't No Other
(1993)		 Bad As I Wanna B
(1996)
Singles from Ain't No Other
  1. "Ruffneck"
    Released: May 27, 1993
  2. "I Go On"
    Released: November 4, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau A− [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME 5/10 [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Village Voice (favorable) [7]

Ain't No Other is the fourth album released by American rapper MC Lyte. It was released on June 22, 1993, on First Priority Music/Atlantic Records and produced by Audio Two, Backspin, Markell Riley, Franklin Grant, Tyrone Fyffe, "Lil" Chris Smith, Funk, Sir Scratch and Walter "Mucho" Scott.

Contents

Ain't No Other peaked at No. 90 on the Billboard 200 and No. 16 on the Top R&B Albums chart, selling 238,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan (2007). [8]

Also produced two charting singles "I Go On", which peaked at No. 27 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, and the more successful "Ruffneck", which reached No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:19
  2. "Brooklyn" (Lana Moorer, Tyrone Fyffe, Franklin Grant, Markell Riley) – 4:03
  3. "Ruffneck" (Lana Moorer, Aquil Davidson, Markell Riley, Walter Scott) – 3:57
  4. "What's My Name Yo" (Lana Moorer, Kevin McKenzie, Scott McKenzie) – 3:38
  5. "Lil Paul" (Lana Moorer, Funk) – 3:27
  6. "Ain't No Other" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:36
  7. "Hard Copy" (Linque Ayoung, Backspin) featuring Lin Que and Makeba Mooncycle (Kink Ez) – 2:30
  8. "Fuck That Motherfucking Bullshit" (Lana Moorer, Vaughn Alford, Kirk Robinson) – 3:17
  9. "Intro" – 0:05
  10. "I Go On" (Lana Moorer, Aquil Davidson, Franklin Grant, Markell Riley) – 4:47
  11. "One Nine Nine Three" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:27
  12. "Never Heard Nothin' Like This" (Kirk Robinson) – 3:06
  13. "Can I Get Some Dap" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:34
  14. "Let Me Adem" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:22
  15. "Steady Fucking" (featuring KRS-One) (Lana Moorer, Kirk Robinson, Nat Robinson, Lawrence Parker, Scott Sterling) – 5:08
  16. "Who's House" – 4:50
  17. "I Cram to Understand U" – 7:04

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 90
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [11] [8] 68

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