Stone Crazy

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Stone Crazy
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Studio album by
The Beatnuts
ReleasedJune 24, 1997 (1997-06-24)
RecordedAugust 1996 – February 1997
StudioWorldwide
Genre Hip hop
Length50:49
Label Relativity
Producer The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts chronology
The Beatnuts: Street Level
(1994)		Stone Crazy
(1997)		 Hydra Beats, Vol. 5
(1997)
Singles from Stone Crazy
  1. "Find That"
    Released: December 24, 1996
  2. "Do You Believe?"
    Released: March 11, 1997
  3. "Off the Books"
    Released: September 16, 1997
  4. "Here's a Drink"
    Released: November 3, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
RapReviews8.5/10 [2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Stone Crazy is the second studio album by American hip hop duo The Beatnuts. It was released on June 24, 1997, via Relativity Records. Recording sessions took place at Worldwide Studios. Produced solely by the Beatnuts, it features guest appearances from Big Pun, Blaq Poet, Cuban Link, Don Gobbi, Gab Gotcha, Horny Man and Hostyle. Member Fashion left the group to pursue a solo career and is not featured on the album.

Contents

The album reached number 154 on the Billboard 200 and number 38 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States, and is considered their breakthrough album. [5] It contains four singles: "Find That", "Do You Believe?", "Off the Books" and "Here's a Drink".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."World Famous" David Axelrod 1:29
2."Bless the M.I.C." (featuring Gab Gotcha)
3:22
3."Intermission" 1:10
4."Here's a Drink"
3:04
5."Off the Books" (featuring Big Punisher and Cuban Link)
4:42
6."Be Proud/Interlude" 0:27
7."Do You Believe?"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
3:20
8."Finger Smoke" 0:47
9."Stone Crazy"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
3:36
10."Niggaz Know"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Axelrod
4:11
11."Horny Horns" 0:34
12."Find That"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
3:54
13."Supa Supreme"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
3:27
14."Thinkin 'Bout Cash" (featuring Hostyle and The Poet)
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
4:57
15."Uncivilized" (featuring Don Gobbi)
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Michael Small
  • Nathaniel Hall
4:45
16."Give Me Tha Ass"
3:50
17."Strokes" (featuring Horny Man)
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Jose C. Perez Sanchez
3:14
Total length:50:49

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 154
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 38

Singles

SongChart (1997)Peak
position
"Do You Believe?"U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 81
U.S. Hot Rap Singles 27
"Off the Books"U.S. Billboard Hot 100 86
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 52
U.S. Hot Rap Singles 12

References

  1. ↑ Stanley, Leo. "The Beatnuts - Stone Crazy Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ Doggett, Tom (November 23, 2004). "The Beatnuts :: Stone Crazy :: Relativity Records". RapReviews. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 54–55. ISBN   978-0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ↑ Pollack, Scott (July 1997). "Record Report: Beatnuts – Stone Crazy". The Source . No. 94. New York. pp. 108, 110.
  5. ↑ Ryan, Chris. "The Beatnuts Biography". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 10, 2007.
  6. ↑ "The Beatnuts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "The Beatnuts Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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