Return of the Product

Return of the Product
Studio album by MC Serch
Released	August 25, 1992
Recorded	November 1991–July 1992
Studio	Chung King Studios (New York City, New York) Chapel Studios (Los Angeles, California) Red Chamber Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	East Coast hip-hop alternative hip-hop
Length	45:21
Label	Def Jam Columbia
Producer	T-Ray MC Serch (also exec.) Wolf & Epic Skeff Anselm
MC Serch chronology
Derelicts of Dialect (1991) Return of the Product (1992)
Singles from Return of the Product
"Here It Comes" Released: July 16, 1992 "Back to the Grill" Released: December 24, 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B− [2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Return of the Product is the only solo studio album by former 3rd Bass member MC Serch. It was released August 25, 1992 on Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios in New York City, at Chapel Studios and Red Chamber Studios in Los Angeles through November 1991 to July 1992. Production was handled by T-Ray, Skeff Anselm, Epic Mazur and Richard Wolf, with MC Serch serving as executive and co-producer. It features guest appearances from Chubb Rock, Joe Fatal, Nas and Red Hot Lover Tone.

The album peaked at number 103 on the Billboard 200, at number 28 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. Return of the Product spawned a hit single "Back to the Grill Again", which reached number 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The title of "Back to the Grill Again" is a reference to the 3rd Bass track "Kick 'Em in the Grill".

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Here It Comes"	Wolf & Epic MC Serch (co.)	3:31
2.	"Don't Have to Be"	Wolf & Epic MC Serch (co.)	3:06
3.	"Back to the Grill" (featuring Chubb Rock, Nasty Nas and Red Hot Lover Tone)	T-Ray MC Serch (co.)	5:07
4.	"Hard But True"	Wolf & Epic MC Serch (co.)	3:45
5.	"Return of the Product"	Wolf & Epic MC Serch (co.)	5:08
6.	"Daze in a Weak"	T-Ray MC Serch (co.)	2:39
7.	"Can You Dig It"	Wolf & Epic MC Serch (co.)	4:05
8.	"Social Narcotics" (featuring Joe Fatal)	T-Ray MC Serch (co.)	5:17
9.	"Hits the Head"	Skeff Anslem	4:23
10.	"Scenes from the Mind"	T-Ray MC Serch (co.)	4:05
11.	"Here It Comes Again"	T-Ray MC Serch (co.)	4:35
Total length:			45:21

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	103
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5]	28
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [6]	2

References

1. Brown, Marisa. "Return of the Product - MC Serch | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved December 3, 2018.
2. Bernard, James (September 4, 1992). "Kizz My Black Azz; Return of the Product". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
3. Tannenbaum, Rob (October 1, 1992). "Return of the Product : M.C. Serch : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
4. "MC Serch Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
5. "MC Serch Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
6. "MC Serch Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

External links

• Return Of The Product at Discogs (list of releases)