Put Ya Boots On

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Put Ya Boots On
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 11, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
Genre Hip hop
Length59:58
Label Big Beat
Producer
Double X Posse chronology
Put Ya Boots On
(1992)
Ruff, Rugged & Raw
(1995)
Singles from Put Ya Boots On
  1. "Head Cracker"
    Released: June 18, 1992
  2. "Not Gonna Be Able to Do It"
    Released: October 1, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment Weekly C+ [1]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Put Ya Boots On is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Double X Posse. It was released on August 11, 1992, via Big Beat Records.

Contents

Track listing

Credits are adapted from AllMusic. [3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Put Ya Boots On" (featuring Sha Born and Warm Prince Shabazz)
  • Raynard Howell, Jr.
  • Brian Coleman
  • Sha Born
  • Warm Prince Shabazz
  • Todd Ray
  • Wilson Turbinton
T-Ray 4:07
2."The Headcracker"
  • MC Sugar Ray
  • BK The Original Bootsmoker
4:59
3."The Pure Thing"
  • Howell, Jr.
  • Coleman
  • MC Sugar Ray
  • BK The Original Bootsmoker
4:05
4."Somethin' Funky Ta Step To"
  • Howell, Jr.
  • Ray
T-Ray3:39
5."Get Ya Props Up"
  • Howell, Jr.
  • Coleman
  • MC Sugar Ray
  • BK The Original Bootsmoker
4:04
6."Executive Class"
  • Howell, Jr.
  • Michael Hepburn
  • MC Sugar Ray
  • Adonis White
  • Peter Barnes
4:12
7."Girls Be Frontin'"
  • Howell, Jr.
  • Coleman
  • Ray
  • Jimmy Lindsay
  • Patrick Patterson
  • Steve Scipio
T-Ray4:12
8."Not Gonna Be Able to Do It"
  • Howell, Jr.
  • Ray
T-Ray4:00
9."Addicted to the Game"
  • Howell, Jr.
  • Coleman
  • MC Sugar Ray
  • BK The Original Bootsmoker
3:35
10."Ruffneck" (featuring Super C)
  • MC Sugar Ray
  • BK The Original Bootsmoker
4:29
11."Executive Class II"
  • Howell, Jr.
  • Patrick Harvey
The LG Experience3:49
12."We Got It Goin' On"
  • MC Sugar Ray
  • BK The Original Bootsmoker
3:47
13."School of Hard Knocks" (featuring Warm Prince Shabazz)
  • MC Sugar Ray
  • BK The Original Bootsmoker
4:21
14."Get Mines or Get Naked"
  • Howell, Jr.
  • Coleman
  • MC Sugar Ray
  • BK The Original Bootsmoker
2:53
15."We Got It Goin' On (Remix)"
  • Howell, Jr.
  • Coleman
  • Neville
  • Porter Jr.
  • Modeliste
  • Nocentelli
  • MC Sugar Ray
  • BK The Original Bootsmoker
3:46
Total length:59:58

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References

  1. Bernard, James (January 22, 1993). "Put Ya Boots On". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. Cee, Greg (October 1992). "Double XX Posse, Put Ya Boots On, Big Beat". The Source . No. 37. p. 57.
  3. "Double XX Posse - Put Ya Boots On Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic .