Intelligent Hoodlum Explained

Intelligent Hoodlum
Type:	studio
Artist:	Tragedy Khadafi
Cover:	Intelligenthoodlum.jpg
Released:	July 10, 1990
Studio:	Marley's House of Hits, New York
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	A&M/Polygram
Producer:	Marley Marl, Large Professor, Joe Burgos
Next Year:	1993

Intelligent Hoodlum is the debut studio album by the American rapper Intelligent Hoodlum, later known as Tragedy Khadafi.^{[1] [2]} It was released on A&M Records in 1990.

It peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Critical reception

Jon Young, in Trouser Press, wrote that "backed by hard, unadorned beats from ace producer Marley Marl, [Intelligent Hoodlum] leads a furious chant against racism in 'No Justice, No Peace' and bristles with righteous anger on 'Black and Proud.'"^[3] In an article titled "The 10 Best Forgotten New York Hip-Hop Records," The Village Voice wrote: "Skeletal, smart, politically literate and seemingly effortless, Intelligent Hoodlum’s (a/k/a Tragedy Khadafi) debut is the stuff of conscious hip-hop dreams."^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Source |Today In Hip Hop History: Intelligent Hoodlum Dropped His Self Titled Debut Album 28 Years Ago. Sha Be. Allah. June 22, 2018.
2. Web site: What Tragedy Khadafi Learned From His Beef With Marley Marl. August 23, 2018. HipHopDX.
3. Web site: Intelligent Hoodlum . Trouser Press . 22 July 2020.
4. Web site: The 10 Best Forgotten New York Hip-Hop Records | The Village Voice. www.villagevoice.com.
5. Web site: Intelligent Hoodlum: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums). https://web.archive.org/web/20190110190530/https://www.billboard.com/music/intelligent-hoodlum/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums. dead. January 10, 2019. Billboard. June 6, 2018.