This Is an EP Release

This Is an EP Release
EP by Digital Underground
Released	January 15, 1991 (1991-01-15)
Recorded	1990
Genre	West Coast hip hop jazz rap electro-funk
Length	33:09
Label	Tommy Boy
Producer	Digital Underground
Digital Underground chronology
Sex Packets (1990) This Is an EP Release (1991) Sons of the P (1991)
Singles from This Is an EP Release
"Same Song" Released: January 6, 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s	A- [2]
Entertainment Weekly	B [3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
RapReviews	8/10 [5]

This Is an EP Release is the first extended play by American hip hop group Digital Underground. It was released on January 15, 1991 through TNT Recordings and Tommy Boy Records. Production was handled by Digital Underground themselves. The EP peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It was certified gold on March 18, 1991 by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 units.

Its single "Same Song" made it to number 61 on the Radio Songs and number 15 on the Dance Club Songs charts in the United States. Both "Same Song" and "Tie the Knot" off of the EP were included in the soundtrack to 1991 comedy horror film Valkenvania . The album marks the expansion of the group with the debuts of 2Pac and Big Money Odis.

A music video for "Same Song" uses new footage from cast members from the film Nothing but Trouble, as well as clips from the film. Dan Aykroyd appears portraying a Scottish bagpipe artist, as well as a Los Angeles gang member, 2Pac portrayed an African king, while Dr. Dre and Eazy-E make cameo appearances. "Tie the Knot" contained jazz-influenced piano tracks and a comedic interpretation of "Bridal Chorus".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Same Song" (featuring 2Pac)	Gregory Jacobs Ronald Brooks Tupac Shakur	6:29
2.	"Tie the Knot"	Jacobs	3:13
3.	"The Way We Swing (Remix)" (featuring 2Pac)	Jacobs Jimi Hendrix	4:58
4.	"Nuttin' Nis Funky"	Jacobs Miles Davis	9:41
5.	"Packet Man" (Worth a Packet Remix)	Jacobs George Clinton William Collins Glenn Goins	4:58
6.	"Arguin' On the Funk"	Jacobs Brooks David Elliot	3:50
Total length:			33:09

Sample credits

• Track 1 contains a sample taken from "Theme to the Black Hole" by Parliament.
• Track 2 is based on copyrighted adaptation of Lohengrin 's "the Wedding March".
• Track 5 contains samples from the song "Foreplay" by Fred Wesley and The Horny Horns.

Notes

• Shock G appears as his alter ego Humpty Hump on all songs, except track 3, on which he appears as MC Blowfish.

Personnel

• Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs — vocals, organ solo & synthesizer (track 1), acoustic piano & drum programming (track 2), sample arrangements (tracks: 1, 3), producer
• Jimi "Chopmater J" Dright — vocals (track: 2), (tracks:1-4), producer
• Ronald "Money-B" Brooks — vocals (tracks: 1–3, 6), producer
• Tupac "2Pac" Shakur — vocals (tracks: 1, 3)
• Earl "Schmoovy-Schmoov" Cook — vocals (tracks: 1, 4)
• Kent Racker — vocals (track 2)
• "Bigg Money Odis" Brackens III — vocals (track 4)
• David "DJ Fuze" Elliot — turntables (tracks: 4, 6), producer
• Christopher John "CJ" Mackintosh — re-mixing (track 5)
• Atron Gregory — executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position US Billboard 200 [6] 29 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position US Billboard 200 [8] 97

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Cook, Stephen. "This Is an EP Release - Digital Underground | Album |". AllMusic . Retrieved April 2, 2024.
2. Christgau, Robert (2000). "CG: Digital Underground". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . St. Martin's Press. ISBN   0-312-24560-2 . Retrieved April 2, 2024– via www.robertchristgau.com.
3. Bernard, James (March 8, 1991). "This Is an E.P. Release". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 2, 2024.
4. Hunt, Dennis (March 3, 1991). "In Brief:". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 2, 2024.
5. Wallace, Emanuel (July 28, 2009). "Digital Underground :: This Is An EP Release :: Tommy Boy Records". www.rapreviews.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
6. "Digital Underground Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
7. "Digital Underground Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
9. "American album certifications – Digital Underground – This Is An EP Release". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• This Is An E.P. Release at Discogs (list of releases)