Stone Cold Rhymin'

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Stone Cold Rhymin'
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Studio album by
Young MC
ReleasedSeptember 5, 1989
Recorded1988−89
StudioMatt Dike's apartment (Santa Monica, California) [1]
Genre Hip-hop
Length47:24
Label Delicious Vinyl
Producer
Young MC chronology
Stone Cold Rhymin'
(1989)		 Brainstorm
(1991)
Singles from Stone Cold Rhymin'
  1. "I Let 'Em Know"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Know How"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Bust a Move"
    Released: May 22, 1989
  4. "Principal's Office"
    Released: 1989
  5. "I Come Off"
    Released: 1990
  6. "Pick Up the Pace"
    Released: 1990

Stone Cold Rhymin' is the debut album by the American rapper Young MC. It was released in 1989 on Delicious Vinyl and was later re-issued by Rhino Records. The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. [2] The third track, "Bust a Move", was Young MC's biggest hit and is his best-known song, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 [3] and topping the charts in Australia. [4] His follow-up single, "Principal's Office", reached No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also nominated for "Best Rap Video" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME 7/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
RapReviews6.5/10 [10]
Record Mirror 4/5 [11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Tiny Mix Tapes 3.5/5 [13]
The Village Voice B+ [14]

The Calgary Herald noted that Young MC possesses "perhaps the clearest enunciation in rap: every word comes through perfectly, and yet his delivery is more musical than most." [15]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marvin Young, Matt Dike, and Michael Ross except where otherwise noted. All tracks published by PolyGram Music except "Just Say No" published by PolyGram/Warner Chappell.

  1. "I Come Off" (feat. N'Dea Davenport)
  2. "Principal's Office"
  3. "Bust a Move"
  4. "Non Stop"
  5. "Fastest Rhyme" (M. Young)
  6. "My Name Is Young" (M. Young/M. Dike) [a]
  7. "Know How" (M. Young/John "King Gizmo" King/Michael "E.Z. Mike" Simpson)
  8. "Roll with the Punches"
  9. "I Let 'Em Know"
  10. "Pick Up the Pace" (M. Young/M. Dike)
  11. "Got More Rhymes" (M. Young/M. Dike/M. Ross/J. King)
  12. "Stone Cold Buggin'" (M. Young/M. Dike)
  13. "Just Say No" (M. Young/Quincy Jones Jr.)
  1. ↑ There are two versions of "My Name Is Young". The lyrics are the same but the music is distinct.

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Stone Cold Rhymin'
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [23] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [24] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "About Marvin Young". Young MC. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Billboard 200™". Billboard . December 9, 1989. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100™". Billboard . October 14, 1989. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Young M.C. - Bust a Move (song)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  5. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Stone Cold Rhymin' – Young MC". AllMusic . Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ Kot, Greg (October 19, 1989). "Young M.C.: Stone Cold Rhymin' (Delicious Vinyl)". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ Hilburn, Robert; Hunt, Dennis; Boehm, Mike; Cromelin, Richard; Gold, Jonathan; Hochman, Steve; Johnson, Connie; Lee, Craig; McKenna, Kristine; Lewis, Randy; Snowden, Don; Willman, Chris; Grein, Paul; Marlowe, Duff; Waller, Don (October 29, 1989). "The Record Industry's Big Push". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ Fadele, Dele (December 9, 1989). "Young MC: Stone Cold Rhymin'". NME . p. 31.
  9. ↑ Mulholland, Garry (June 2004). "Young MC: Stone Cold Rhymin'". Q . No. 215.
  10. ↑ Juon, Steve "Flash" (November 9, 2021). "Young M.C. :: Stone Cold Rhymin'". RapReviews. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  11. ↑ Smith, Robin (December 16, 1989). "Young MC: Stone Cold Rhymin'". Record Mirror . p. 15.
  12. ↑ Coleman, Mark (1992). "Young MC". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. pp. 797–798. ISBN   0-679-73729-4.
  13. ↑ Holmes, Filmore Mescalito (April 23, 2009). "Young MC – Stone Cold Rhymin'". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  14. ↑ Christgau, Robert (May 29, 1990). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  15. ↑ Mayes, Alison (October 26, 1989). "Discs". Calgary Herald. p. D3.
  16. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Young M.C. – Stone Cold Rhymin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6584". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Charts.nz – Young M.C. – Stone Cold Rhymin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Young MC Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Young MC Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6625". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1990". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Young MC – Stone Cold Rhymin'". Music Canada . Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  24. ↑ "American album certifications – Young M.C. – Stone Cold Rhymin". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 27, 2025.
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