Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets

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The Valley of the Jeep Beets
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Studio album by
Terminator X
ReleasedMay 7, 1991
Recorded1990–1991
Genre Hip hop
Length46:40
Label
Producer
Terminator X chronology
The Valley of the Jeep Beets
(1991)		 Super Bad
(1994)

Terminator X & the Valley of the Jeep Beets is the debut solo album by American DJ Terminator X, released in 1991. [3] [4] Produced by Terminator X and Carl Ryder, the album was moderately successful, reaching number 97 on the Billboard 200 and number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Two successful singles were released: "Homey Don't Play Dat," which made it to number one on the Hot Rap Singles, and "Buck Whylin'," which made it to number 7 on the Hot Rap Singles and featured Chuck D and Sister Souljah, as well as a sample from "Rise Above", by Black Flag.

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In 1999, Chuck D recollected that his first introduction to the Internet occurred during promotion of the album: "We used it as a different way to handle interviews. Since [Terminator X] was a DJ, he was not a verbal person. The computer let him speak with his hands." [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-neither.png [7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Entertainment Weekly A− [9]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album confirmed Terminator X "as one of the finest DJs in the business." [8] Trouser Press wrote that the album mostly "features little-known artists ... with average skills; the Terminator's beats are likewise less than monumental." [1] Spin called the album "the vinyl version of a great block party backed by the world's best DJ." [2]

Track listing

  1. "Vendetta...the Big Getback"—0:34
  2. "Buck Whylin'" (featuring Chuck D & Sister Souljah)—4:15
  3. "Homey Don't Play Dat"—4:12
  4. "Juvenile Delinquintz"—4:43
  5. "The Blues"—6:04 (by Andreaus 13 and Dj Mars)
  6. "Back to the Scene of the Bass"—4:19
  7. "Can't Take My Style"—1:14
  8. "Wanna be Dancin'"—3:56
  9. "DJ is the Selector"—2:53
  10. "Run That Go-Power Thang"—2:53
  11. "No Further"—3:42
  12. "High Priest of Turbulence"—1:46
  13. "Ain't Got Nuttin'"—3:49

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 97
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums 19

Singles

Homey Don't Play Dat
ChartPeak
position
Hot R&B Singles59
Hot Rap Singles1
Wanna Be Dancin (Buck-Whylin)
ChartPeak
position
Hot Rap Singles7

References

  1. 1 2 "Public Enemy". Trouser Press. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Spins". Spin. Spin Media LLC. July 24, 1991.
  3. ↑ "Terminator X Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ Dery, Mark (April 14, 1991). "Now Turning the Tables . . . the D.J. as Star". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ Atwood, Brett (July 17, 1999). "Chuck D: the Billboard interview". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Terminator X & the Valley of the Jeep Beets Terminator X". AllMusic.
  7. ↑ "Terminator X". Robert Christgau.
  8. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 94.
  9. ↑ "Terminator X & the Valley of the Jeep Beets". Entertainment Weekly.
  10. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 904.
  11. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 699.
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