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| Situation Hot | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Studio | Macola Records Co. | |||
| Genre | Electro rap | |||
| Label | Macola | |||
| Producer | That Guy | |||
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Situation Hot is actually a re-release of Arabian Prince's earlier singles from the days before N.W.A. It was released on cassette in 1990, then re-packaged as Greatest Hits on CD in 1998 with a slightly expanded track list.
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Innovative Life: The Anthology 1984–1989 is a compilation album released in 2008 by American recording artist Arabian Prince and his fifth album overall, off of Stones Throw Records. Innovative Life collects a handful of Arabian Prince productions originally released in the 12" format on the labels Rapsur, Street Kut, and Techno Kut, along with some cuts with N.W.A.
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