Act A Fool is a Hip-Hop album by King Tee, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 12 pressings tracked.
About
A legendary figure on the Los Angeles Hip-Hop scene, King Tee began honing his skills as an MC years before relative youngsters like Eazy E and Ice Cube even contemplated picking up the mic. King Tee’s spare, hard-hitting debut <i>Act A Fool</i> is perhaps the definitive statement of the Pre-<i>Chronic</i> Los Angeles Gangsta aesthetic. Though more outrageous crews like N.W.A and Compton’s Most Wanted were more successful in capturing the public’s imagination, King Tee drew a portrait of Compton life with a consummate eye for detail that his younger peers lacked. The beats here are the soul of simplicity, a James Brown loop here, an 808 beat there, but they provide the ideal backdrop for King Tee’s brilliantly conceived odes to custom cars, good music and high living. King Tee’s importance to the development of Los Angeles Hip-Hop cannot be overstated, and it’s a joy to see this essential release back in print.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Act A Fool4:16
- A2Ko Rock Stuff3:50
- A3The Coolest5:17
- A4Flirt3:47
- A5Baggin' On Moms2:04
Side B
- B1Bass (Remix)4:41
- B2Let's Dance3:29
- B3Guitar Playin'5:20
- B4Payback's A Mutha4:32
- B5Just Clowning4:40
- B6I Got A Cold0:42
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- West Coast
- raw
- swaggering
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Big AaronFEATURING
- BreezeFEATURING
- Demetrius ClemonsFEATURING
- DeRon WrightFEATURING
- DJ PoohFEATURING FEATURING, MUSIC BY
- Jazzie ReddFEATURING
- Mixmaster SpadeFEATURING
- Prince Ezzy-EFEATURING
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 12 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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