Blah Blah Blah (Blahzay Blahzay album)

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Blah, Blah, Blah
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 13, 1996 (1996-08-13)
Recorded1994–96
Studio
  • D&D Studios (New York, NY)
  • Firehouse Studio (New York, NY)
Genre Hip hop
Length50:14
Label
Producer
  • MC Outloud (also exec.)
  • P.F. Cuttin' (also exec.)
Blahzay Blahzay chronology
Blah, Blah, Blah
(1996)
ENYthyng Iz Possible
(2018)
Singles from Blah, Blah, Blah
  1. "Danger"
    Released: September 19, 1995
  2. "Pain I Feel"
    Released: May 21, 1996

Blah, Blah, Blah is the debut studio album by American Brooklyn-based hip hop duo Blahzay Blahzay. It was released on August 13, 1996, on Fader/Mercury/PolyGram Records. The recording sessions took place at D&D Studios and at Firehouse Studio, in New York. The album was produced by the duo.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
RapReviews7/10 [4]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The Guardian wrote that the duo's "samples and beats approximate a scrub in a gravel bath and their rapping, while glorying in the wordplay of the best new hip hop, retains a deadpan edge." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"
  • Martell Ellis
  • Felix Rovira
2:00
2."Blah, Blah, Blah"
  • Ellis
  • Rovira
4:21
3."Medina's in da House"
0:13
4."Danger, Pt. 2" (featuring Dark Man, Smoothe da Hustler & Trigga tha Gambler)4:24
5."Don't Let This Rap Shit Fool You"
  • Ellis
  • Rovira
5:50
6."Pain I Feel"4:03
7."Posse Jumpa" (featuring Dark Man & Mental Magician)
  • Ellis
  • Rovira
5:20
8."Maniac Cop"
  • Ellis
  • Rovira
1:51
9."Good Cop/Bad Cop"
  • Ellis
  • Rovira
  • Parker
5:23
10."Sendin' Dem Back"
  • Ellis
  • Rovira
4:17
11."Long Winded" (featuring Mental Magician, Verbal Fist & Verbal Hoods)
  • Ellis
  • Rovira
5:17
12."Jackpot"3:30
13."Danger"3:45
Total length:50:14
Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Top R&B Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 34
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [7] 24

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