Word Power (album)

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Word Power
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Studio album by
Divine Styler
ReleasedOctober 23, 1989
Genre Hip hop
Length53:59
Label
  • Rhyme $yndicate
  • Epic
Producer
  • Bilal Bashir
  • Divine Styler
Divine Styler chronology
Word Power
(1989)		 Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light
(1992)
Singles from Word Power
  1. "Ain't Sayin Nothin/Tongue of Labyrinth"
    Released: 1989

Word Power is the debut album by American rapper and producer Divine Styler. [1] [2] It was released on October 23, 1989, on Ice-T's Rhyme $yndicate Records under Epic Records. The album peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [3] The Scheme Team, a hip hop collective of Divine Styler, made their introduction on the record.

Contents

Divine rhymed about being proud of heritage (highlighted on "It's a Black Thing") and featured audio production handled by Bilal Bashir (who made later instrumentals for the likes of Everlast, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube), who later re-released this album in instrumental form in 2005. The album produced the only lead single "Ain't Sayin' Nothin", featuring a scratch noise similar to the sound used in "Jump Around" and "Insane in the Brain". It peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]

The Chicago Tribune called the album "exciting, and that isn't a word you can use to describe many recent rap releases." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Introduction"0:46
2."Free Styler"5:17
3."Get Up on It"4:40
4."The Last Black House on the Left"6:45
5."It's a Black Thing"5:09
6."Play It for Divine"2:47
7."Koxistin U4ria"3:40
8."Ain't Sayin' Nothin'"4:16
9."Divinity Stylistics"4:11
10."Tongue of Labyrinth"5:23
11."In Divine Style"1:46
12."Rain"4:31
13."Word Power"4:48
Total length:53:59

Samples

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Freeman, Phil, ed. (2007). Marooned: The Next Generation of Desert Island Discs. Da Capo Press. p. 71.
  2. ↑ Tompkins, Dave (January 1999). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 1. p. 115.
  3. ↑ "Divine Styler - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. 1990.
  4. ↑ "Word Power Divine Styler". AllMusic .
  5. 1 2 Tanzilo, Robert (December 21, 1989). "Rave Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 15E.
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