| Schoolly D | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Schoolly D |
| Cover: | Schoolly D.jpg |
| Released: | 1985, 1990 |
| Recorded: | 1985 |
| Label: | Schoolly D Records Rhythm King Records (UK) Jive/RCA Records 1338-J |
| Producer: | Schoolly D DJ Code Money |
| Next Title: | Saturday Night! – The Album |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
Schoolly D is the debut album by rapper Schoolly D. The album was released on Schoolly D Records in 1985 and in 1990 on Jive Records, and was produced by Schoolly D and DJ Code Money. It features three singles: "Put Your Filas On", "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" and "Gucci Time".
The album cover featured drawings of a b-boy set against a yellow background. The speech bubbles used proxies for swear words, such as "sheet" and "flucking".
"Gucci Time" was sampled in E-40's song "Stilettos & Jeans" featuring Bobby V, taken from his 2010 album .
The album is considered to be the predecessor of gangster rap and a major influence on the first albums of Ice-T and Public Enemy as well as an influence and sample source for Beastie Boys and countless others.[1] [2] [3]
Simon Reynolds of Melody Maker described the debut in 1986 as "the most extreme hardcore hip-hop record I have ever encountered." and that "It is so far from r'n'b and from funk, so far from ingratiating pleasantness, that the only comparisons I can think of are white ones, groups like the Swans or Killing Joke – precision machine music, a pop abattoir, it can rightly be considered avant-garde." Reynolds went on to state that the strongest track was "P.S.K. (What Does It Mean)" and that "Put Your Filas On" was "another standout."
Note: the tracks "Maniac" and "Gangster Boogie" are included in the UK cassette release.[4]