Smooth & Legit

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Smooth & Legit
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Studio album by
Released1990
Recorded1989–1990
Genre Hip hop
Label Crush Music
Producer Chris Stokes, Arabian Prince
MC Smooth chronology
Smooth & Legit
(1990)
You Been Played
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Smooth & Legit is the debut album by Smooth, known as MC Smooth at the time. [2] It was released in 1990 by independent label Crush Music and produced by her brother Chris Stokes and former N.W.A member Arabian Prince. The album reached No. 72 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

  1. "Smooth & Legit"- 4:19
  2. "Intro: Vocals"- 0:19
  3. "You Gotta Be Real"- 4:01
  4. "Intro: Vocals"- 0:14
  5. "Who's Smooth the M.C."- 3:15
  6. "Take It from the Top"- 3:39
  7. "24/7"- 2:45
  8. "Intro: Vocals"- 0:17
  9. "The Dope Man"- 3:45
  10. "Intro: Vocals"- 0:13
  11. "I'm an Individual"- 2:27
  12. "Intro: Vocals"- 0:16
  13. "Where is the Money"- 4:09
  14. "Blow Your Whistle"- 4:24
  15. "You Reap What You Sow"- 3:26
  16. "Intro: Vocals"- 0:15
  17. "It Could Have Been You"- 3:24
  18. "Clap Your Hands"- 3:55
  19. "You Think You Want Some"- 3:44

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References

  1. "Smooth & Legit MC Smooth". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. Rogers, Charles E. (Apr 6, 1991). "Rap on the M.C. Smooth Tip". New York Amsterdam News. p. 31.