Stone Cold Rhymin' | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 5, 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988−89 | |||
Studio | Matt Dike's apartment (Santa Monica, California) [1] | |||
Genre | Hip-hop | |||
Length | 47:24 | |||
Label | Delicious Vinyl | |||
Producer | ||||
Young MC chronology | ||||
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Singles from Stone Cold Rhymin' | ||||
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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.
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Source | Rating |
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NME | 7/10 [8] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
RapReviews | 6.5/10 [10] |
Record Mirror | 4/5 [11] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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]
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.
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] | 38 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [17] | 7 |
US Billboard 200 [18] | 9 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [19] | 8 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [20] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [21] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |