Album
Escape From Havana
1989 · Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Escape From Havana is a Soul & Funk album by Mellow Man Ace, originally released in 1989. On Gatefold: 23 pressings tracked.
About
As one of rap's first bilingual hits, <i>Escape from Havana</i>’s suave centerpiece, "Mentirosa," is irresistible—down to its Santana riffs and its battle-of-the-sexes lyrics. The rest of the Cuban-American rapper's debut is equally ingenious with its samples, with "River Cubana" playing off some James Brown grunts and "Hip Hop Creature" borrowing the synth whooshes from Rush's "Tom Sawyer." Though he sounds tough and forceful most of the time, tracks like "If You Were Mine" and "B-Boy in Love" show that Mellow Man Ace can match even the likes of LL Cool J in the love-rap department.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Hip Hop Creature3:59
- A2Menitrosa4:19
- A3Rhyme Fighter5:10
- A4If You Were Mine4:38
- A5River Cubano4:24
- A6Rap Guanco4:22
Side B
- B1Mas Pingon5:12
- B2Gettin' Stupid4:49
- B3Talkapella3:49
- B4B-Boy In Love4:33
- B5En La Casa4:06
- B6Enquentren Amor5:08
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- warm
- swaggering
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- David FitzpatrickKEYBOARDS
- Sen DogFEATURING
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 23 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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