Ain't No Other
Ain't No Other is the fourth album released by American rapper MC Lyte. It was released on June 22, 1993, on First Priority Music/Atlantic Records and produced by Audio Two, Backspin, Markell Riley, Franklin Grant, Tyrone Fyffe, "Lil" Chris Smith, Funk, Sir Scratch and Walter "Mucho" Scott.
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Released | June 22, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 60:08 | |||
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Singles from Ain't No Other | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
The Village Voice | favorable[3] |
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Ain't No Other slightly improved on the charts from her last album, peaking at #90 on the Billboard 200 and #16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and producing two charting singles "I Go On" which peaked at #27 on the Hot Rap Singles and the more successful "Ruffneck" which made it to #1 on the Hot Rap Singles, #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #25 on the Rhythmic Top 40. "Ruffneck" was also featured on EA's 2005 release NBA Street v3.
Track listing
- "Intro"- 0:19
- "Brooklyn" (Lana Moorer, Tyrone Fyffe, Franklin Grant, Markell Riley) - 4:03
- "Ruffneck" (Lana Moorer, Aquil Davidson, Markell Riley, Walter Scott) - 3:57
- "What's My Name Yo" (Lana Moorer, Kevin McKenzie, Scott McKenzie) - 3:38
- "Lil Paul" (Lana Moorer, Funk) - 3:27
- "Ain't No Other" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) - 3:36
- "Hard Copy" (Linque Ayoung, Backspin) featuring Lin Que and Makeba Mooncycle (Kink Ez)- 2:30
- "Fuck That Motherfucking Bullshit" (Vaughn Alford, Kirk Robinson) - 3:17
- "Intro"- 0:05
- "I Go On" (Lana Moorer, Aquil Davidson, Franklin Grant, Markell Riley) - 4:47
- "One Nine Nine Three" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) - 3:27
- "Never Heard Nothin' Like This" (Kirk Robinson) - 3:06
- "Can I Get Some Dap" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) - 3:34
- "Let Me Adem" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) - 3:22
- "Steady Fucking" (Lana Moorer, Kirk Robinson, Nat Robinson) - 5:08
- "Who's House"- 4:50
- "I Cram to Understand U"- 7:04
Personnel
- Nat Robinson - executive producer
- Herb Powers, Jr. - mastering
- Merlyn Rosenberg - photography
- Lynn Kowalewski - art direction
Charts
Chart (1993) | Peak position | |
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scope="row" | US Billboard 200[5] | 90 |
scope="row" | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 16 |
As of June 2007 the album has sold 238,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.[7]
References
- Ain't No Other at AllMusic
- "Robert Christgau: CG: MC Lyte". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- "Robert Christgau: Rude Girls Rule: Boss, MC Lyte, Yo Yo, Roxanne Shanté". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- Harris, Keith (2004). "MC Lyte". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 526. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- "MC Lyte Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- "MC Lyte Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
- "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 9 June 2007. p. 24. Retrieved 9 April 2019 – via Internet Archive.
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