Bad Sister (album) explained

Bad Sister
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Roxanne Shanté
Cover:	Bad Sister.jpg
Released:	October 20, 1989
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	58:52
Label:	Cold Chillin'/Reprise/Warner Bros. 25809 Cold Chillin'/Breakout/A&M/Polygram 399 013 (U.K., Ireland)
Producer:	Marley Marl
Next Title:	The Bitch Is Back
Next Year:	1992

Bad Sister is the debut album by Roxanne Shanté, released in 1989 on Cold Chillin' Records.^{[1] [2]} The album peaked at No. 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[3]

Production

Bad Sister was produced by Marley Marl.^[4] Big Daddy Kane contributed lyrics to a couple of the album's songs.

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote that the songs "combine humor and raw rhythmic power with Ms. Shante's sturdy sense of identity ... [they] proves she's tougher and wittier than the competition."^[5] Trouser Press thought that "Shanté has a cute, coy voice that takes on an authoritative edge when she kicks into high gear."^[1] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called Bad Sister "a true hip-hop masterpiece" and a "definitive Cold Chillin' album." USA Today praised the "hilarious, sometimes risque stories."^[6]

Track listing

1. "Bad Sister" (D. Clear, M. Williams)—5:00
2. "Live on Stage" (N. Wilson, M. Williams)—6:57
3. "Independent Woman" (D. Clear, M. Williams)—4:35
4. "Knockin' Hiney" (L. Gooden, C. Curry, K. Coaxum, M. Williams)—3:36
5. "My Groove Gets Better" (K. Coaxum, M. Williams)—3:30
6. "Feelin' Kinda Horny" (J. Loving, P. Bourke)—4:10
7. "Have a Nice Day" (remix) (A. Hardy, M. Williams)—3:21
8. "Let's Rock, Y'all" (L. Gooden, M. Williams)—4:17
9. "Fatal Attraction" (D. Clear, M. Williams)—4:28
10. "Wack Itt (Remix)" (L. Gooden, M. Williams, A. Booth)—6:00
11. "Skeezer" (A. Hardy, M. Williams)—2:45
12. "What's on Your Mind" (R. Diggs Hamlian, M. Williams)—3:20
13. "Go on, Girl (Remix)" (A. Hardy, M. Williams)—5:01
14. "Gotta Get Paid" (featuring Craig G) (L. Gooden, M. Williams)—1:52

Personnel

• Producer: Marley Marl except "Feelin' Kinda Horny" produced by Jae Supreme & Q. Neighbor
• Mixing: Marley Marl except "Feelin' Kinda Horny" mixed by Jae Supreme & Q. Neighbor
• Assistant engineers: Leon Lee, Thomas on Time, and Clash
• Engineer: Jae Supreme and Richard Joseph on "Feelin' Kinda Horny"
• Remixing: C.J. Mackintosh and David Dorrell on "Live on Stage"
• Art Direction and Design: JoDee Stringham
• Photography: George DuBose
• Album Coordinator: Kelly Haley

Notes and References

1. Web site: UTFO . Trouser Press . 18 June 2021.
2. Book: Hope . Clover . The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop . 2021 . Abrams Image . 44.
3. Roxanne Shanté Bad Sister Chart History . https://web.archive.org/web/20180306043939/https://www.billboard.com/music/roxanne-shante/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums/song/375554 . dead . March 6, 2018 . Billboard . 2017-12-15.
4. News: Feminist Hip-Hop Rappin' Back . The Washington Post . 18 June 2021.
5. News: Home Entertainment/Recordings: Recent Releases . Schoemer . Karen . 1989-12-10 . . 2017-12-15 . en-US . 0362-4331.
6. News: Top female entries in the rap race . USA Today . 5 Feb 1990 . 4D.
7. Book: Whitburn . Joel . Joel Whitburn's Rhythm and Blues Top R&B Albums 1965-1998 . 1999 . Record Research Inc. . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin . 0898201349 . 182 . March 6, 2023.