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- Date Released: July 13, 1990
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Hip-Hop, Bass
- Label: Lil Joe Records
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They Say...
When Florida attorney Jack Thompson did everything he could to have the X-rated music of 2 Live Crew outlawed, his assault on the First Amendment led many free speech advocates to take up the group's cause. Thompson's actions inspired quite a bit of anger from both white liberals and African-American rappers, who saw something obscene about a prosperous lawyer declaring war on a young black entrepreneur who had avoided the pitfalls of Miami's Liberty City ghetto. Luke was under attack for doing the very thing Republicans consistently advocate -- using free enterprise to pull himself up by the bootstraps. Ironically, many of those who defended his First Amendment rights had little or no use for his lyrics. Banned in the USA, the Crew's first album for a major label and its first after the battle with Thompson, is for many, a guilty pleasure. Say what you will about Luke's high school locker-room lyrics; the Crew's Miami bass rap can be quite catchy, infectious, and amusing. Many New York hip-hoppers were quick to criticize the fast tempos employed by Miami rappers like Luke, but the fact that they did it their own way instead of emulating Northeastern MCs is something to admire instead of lambast.
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Banned In The U.S.A. |
4:26 |
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| 02. |
News Flash 'People In The News' |
0:17 |
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Man, Not A Myth |
3:59 |
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News Flash '350 Men' |
0:26 |
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News Flash 'Super Snoop' |
0:11 |
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Strip Club |
3:17 |
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News Flash 'Nation By Storm' |
0:09 |
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Do The Bart |
4:22 |
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In Color-Men On Records |
0:40 |
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Face Down A-- Up |
3:03 |
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Hey Jack! |
0:57 |
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Bass 9-1-7 |
4:44 |
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So Funky |
5:00 |
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News Flash 'Poll Results' |
0:11 |
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Mamolapenga |
3:04 |
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Video No Soul |
0:10 |
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I Ain't Bullsh--tin' Part 2 |
6:44 |
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Commercial - Nasty MF's |
0:16 |
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This Is To Luke From The Posse |
5:17 |
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News Flash - British Youth |
0:14 |
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F--k A Gang |
3:58 |
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Commercial - Inquiring Minds |
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Mega Mix IV |
4:03 |
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23 Total Tracks, 55:36 Total Length
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Credits
- Luther Campbell - Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part // Luther Campbell - Executive Producer // 2 Live Crew - Producer // 2 Live Crew - Main Performer // 2 Live Crew - Executive Producer // Mr. Mixx - Producer // Mr. Mixx - Engineer // Mr. Mixx - Performer // Mr. Mixx - Mixing // Rodney "Kool Kollie" Terry - Producer // Luke - Producer // Luke - Producer // Luke - Producer // Luke - Engineer // Luke - Engineer // Luke - Engineer // Luke - Mixing // Luke - Mixing // Luke - Mixing // Ron Taylor - Engineer // Ron Taylor - Mixing // Denver Wright - Producer // Denver Wright - Engineer // Denver Wright - Mixing // Denver A. Wright - Vocals // Denver A. Wright - Producer // Denver A. Wright - Engineer // Denver A. Wright - Mixing // Mike "Fresh" McCray - Producer // Big Tony Fisher - Producer // John Taylor - Engineer // John Taylor - Mixing
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