Taste of Chocolate

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Taste of Chocolate
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 1990
Recorded1990
Genre Hip hop
Length53:25
Label
Producer
Big Daddy Kane chronology
It's a Big Daddy Thing
(1989)
Taste of Chocolate
(1990)
Prince of Darkness
(1991)
Singles from Taste of Chocolate
  1. "Cause I Can Do It Right"
    Released: November 10, 1990
  2. "All of Me"
    Released: February 2, 1991
  3. "It's Hard Being the Kane"
    Released: June 29, 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Scissors icon black.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Taste of Chocolate is the third album by American rapper Big Daddy Kane, released in October 1990 on Cold Chillin' Records. [7] The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 37 on the Billboard 200 chart. [8] [9]

Contents

Overview

Artists such as Barbara Weathers, Gerald Albright and Barry White appeared on the album. [7]

Singles

"Cause I Can Do It Right" reached No. 22 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. [10] [11] "It's Hard Being the Kane" reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and "All of Me" featuring Barry White got to No. 14 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. [12] [13]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Taste of Chocolate" (Intro) Big Daddy Kane 2:05
2."Cause I Can Do It Right"Big Daddy Kane4:09
3."It's Hard Being the Kane" Prince Paul 4:58
4."Who Am I" (featuring Gamilah Shabazz)Big Daddy Kane4:00
5."Dance With the Devil"Cool V4:06
6."No Damn Good"Prince Paul3:52
7."All of Me" (featuring Barry White)Andre Booth5:45
8."Keep 'Em On the Floor" (featuring Barbara Weathers)Big Daddy Kane4:32
9."Mr. Pitiful"Cool V3:26
10."Put Your Weight On It"Big Daddy Kane2:47
11."Big Daddy vs. Dolemite" (featuring Rudy Ray Moore)Big Daddy Kane4:49
12."Down the Line" (featuring Scoob Lover, Scrap Lover, Mister Cee, Lil Daddy Shane and Ant Live) Mister Cee 5:11
13."Taste of Chocolate" (Exit)Big Daddy Kane3:20
Total length:53:25

Samples

Charts

Singles

YearSong Hot R&B Singles Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1991"Cause I Can Do It Right"22447
"All of Me"14
"It's Hard Being the Kane"9117

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