Down and Dirty (album)

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Down and Dirty
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Studio album by
The Click
ReleasedMay 7, 1992
November 5, 1995 (reissue)
Recorded1991–1992
Genre West Coast hip hop
Length76:17
49:11 (reissue)
Label Sick Wid It
Jive (reissue)
Producer Mike Mosley, Studio Ton
The Click chronology
Let's Side
(1991)		Down and Dirty
(1992)		 Game Related
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Down and Dirty is the debut album by American rap group The Click, released in 1992 on Sick Wid It Records. It peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

The Click was a hip hop group consisting of 4 members from Vallejo, California. The group's members are E-40, his cousin B-Legit, his brother D-Shot, and his sister Suga-T. Together the group has released three studio albums. In 2018, the group reunited on the E-40 and B-Legit collaboration album, Connected and Respected, on the song, "Blame It".

Sick Wid It is a United States- based hip hop record label, owned and founded in 1989 by Bay Area rapper E-40.

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999. The chart debuted in the magazine as Hot R&B LPs in 1965, and were also called Top Black Albums; from 1969-1978 they were identified as Soul charts. The US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tracks the albums of quiet storm, urban contemporary, soul music, R&B, new jack swing, hip hop, and sometimes house music artists.

Contents

In 1994, Sick Wid' It released it on CD, but with two of the 16 tracks missing. [2] Jive records reissued Down and Dirty in 1995 on CD, although with several tracks remixed or missing from the original version.

A music video was produced for the song, "Tired of Being Stepped On", featuring Levitti and features a cameo appearance by C-Bo.

A music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery, and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. There are also cases where songs are used in tie-in marketing campaigns that allow them to become more than just a song. Tie-ins and merchandising can be used for toys or for food or other products. Although the origins of the music video date back to musical short films that first appeared in the 1920s, they again came into prominence in the 1980s when the channel MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these kinds of videos were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip" or "film clip".

A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance or voice part of a known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly either appearances in a work in which they hold some special significance or renowned people making uncredited appearances. Short appearances by celebrities, film directors, politicians, athletes or musicians are common. A crew member of the movie or show playing a minor role can be referred to as a cameo as well, such as Alfred Hitchcock's frequently performed cameos.

Shawn Thomas, also known by his stage name C-Bo, is an American rapper.

Original version (1992)

Original Sick Wid It Records version, released in 1992 on LP, CD and cassette.

Track listing

  1. "Lets Get Drunk" - 5:26
  2. "On a Mission" - 4:21
  3. "Ballers" (featuring Mugzi) - 1:09
  4. "Street Life" (featuring Kaveo & Mugzi) - 5:04
  5. "Mic Check" - 3:59
  6. "Mr. Flamboyant" - 6:22
  7. "Tramp Dogs" - 5:19
  8. "Old School" (featuring Little Bruce) - 4:47
  9. "The !!!! That Will Mess Up Your Brain" - 4:54
  10. "She Was Only 16" - 4:50
  11. "Tired of Being Stepped On" (featuring Levitti) - 5:07
  12. "Sohabs" - 3:35
  13. "Daily Routine" - 3:59
  14. "Clicks Concert" - 0:33
  15. "Porno Star" (featuring Kaveo) - 3:27
  16. "Party in the V-Town" - 4:13
  17. "You !!!! Up When You Slammed My Motha" - 4:24
  18. "Lets Side" - 4:48

Reissue (1995)

Reissued Jive Records version, released in 1995 on CD and cassette. Seven of the eighteen tracks from the original tape were omitted completely and five were remixed, leaving just six cuts, in their original form. [3]

Jive Records American record label

Jive Records was an American record label under the RCA Music Group formed in 1981 by Zomba Records. Formerly headquartered in New York City, the label was best known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and also in teen pop and boy bands during the 1990s and early 2000s.

Track listing

  1. "Let's Get Drunk" - 5:17
  2. "On A Mission" - 4:06
  3. "Life" - 4:56
  4. "Mic Check" - 3:51
  5. "Mr. Flamboyant" - 6:00
  6. "Tramp Dogs" - 5:08
  7. "Old School" (featuring Little Bruce) - 5:01
  8. "The Shit That Will Fuck With Your Brain Boy" - 5:02
  9. "She's Was Only 16" - 4:29
  10. "Tired Of Being Stepped On" (featuring Levitti) - 5:00
  11. "Click's Concert" - 0:21

Samples

Daily Routine

Chart history

Chart (1992) [2] Peak
position
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 87

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References

  1. ↑ Review: Down and Dirty. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-12-31.
  2. 1 2 ((( Down and Dirty > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2009-12-31.
  3. ↑ Notes: Down and Dirty. Discogs. Retrieved on 2009-12-31.
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