Schoolly D (album)

Schoolly D
Studio album by Schoolly D
Released	1985, 1990
Recorded	1985
Genre	Hip hop gangsta rap
Length	38:04
Label	Schoolly D Rhythm King (UK) Jive/RCA 1338-J
Producer	Schoolly D DJ Code Money
Schoolly D chronology
Schoolly D (1985) Saturday Night! – The Album (1986)

Schoolly D is the debut album by rapper Schoolly D. The album was released on Schoolly D Records in 1985 and in 1990 on Jive Records, and was produced by Schoolly D and DJ Code Money. It features three singles: "Put Your Filas On", "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" and "Gucci Time".

The album cover featured drawings of a b-boy set against a yellow background. The speech bubbles used proxies for swear words, such as "sheet" and "flucking".

"Gucci Time" was sampled in E-40's song "Stilettos & Jeans" featuring Bobby V, taken from his 2010 album Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift .

The album is considered to be the predecessor of gangster rap and a major influence on the first albums of Ice-T and Public Enemy as well as an influence and sample source for Beastie Boys and countless others. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Simon Reynolds of Melody Maker described the debut in 1986 as "the most extreme hardcore hip-hop record I have ever encountered." and that "It is so far from r'n'b and from funk, so far from ingratiating pleasantness, that the only comparisons I can think of are white ones, groups like the Swans or Killing Joke – precision machine music, a pop abattoir, it can rightly be considered avant-garde." ^[5] Reynolds went on to state that the strongest track was "P.S.K. (What Does It Mean)" and that "Put Your Filas On" was "another standout." ^[5]

Track listing

Note: the tracks "Maniac" and "Gangster Boogie" are included in the UK cassette release. ^[6]

1. "I Don't Like Rock & Roll" (5:56)
2. "Put Your Filas On" (7:16)
3. "Free Style Rapping" (6:52)
4. "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" (6:32)
5. "Gucci Time" (6:10)
6. "Free Style Cutting" (5:16)

References

1. "Hip-Hop Gem: Ice-T's "6 in the Mornin'" Was Inspired By Schoolly D's "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" – Stop The Breaks - Independent Music Grind". www.stopthebreaks.com. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
2. "It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back–Public Enemy (1988) Vibe". www.vibe.com. May 6, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
3. "The Punk History Behind the Beastie Boys' First Album, 'Licensed to Ill'". The New York Observer . November 11, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
4. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r28242
5. Reynolds 1986.
6. "Images for Schoolly-D* - Schoolly-D". Discogs .

Sources

• Reynolds, Simon (August 23, 1986). "Schoolly D: Schoolly D (Schoolly D Records)" . Melody Maker . Retrieved October 28, 2021– via Rock's Backpages.