Stone Cold Rhymin' Explained

Stone Cold Rhymin'
Type:	studio
Artist:	Young MC
Cover:	300px Stone Cold Rhymin Young MC.jpg
Released:	September 5, 1989
Recorded:	1988−89
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	47:24
Label:	Delicious Vinyl
Next Title:	Brainstorm
Next Year:	1991

Stone Cold Rhymin' is the debut album by the American rapper Young MC. It was released in 1989 on Delicious Vinyl and was later re-issued by Rhino Records. The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.^[1] The third track, "Bust a Move", was Young MC's biggest hit and is his best-known song, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100^[2] and topping the charts in Australia.^[3] His follow-up single, "Principal's Office", reached No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also nominated for "Best Rap Video" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.

Critical reception

The Calgary Herald noted that Young MC possesses "perhaps the clearest enunciation in rap: every word comes through perfectly, and yet his delivery is more musical than most."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marvin Young, Matt Dike, and Michael Ross except where otherwise noted. All tracks published by PolyGram Music except "Just Say No" published by PolyGram/Warner Chappell.

1. "I Come Off" (feat. N'Dea Davenport)
2. "Principal's Office"
3. "Bust a Move"
4. "Non Stop"
5. "Fastest Rhyme" (M. Young)
6. "My Name is Young" (M. Young/M. Dike)
7. "Know How" (M. Young/John "King Gizmo" King/Michael "E.Z. Mike" Simpson)
8. "Roll with the Punches"
9. "I Let 'Em Know"
10. "Pick Up the Pace" (M. Young/M. Dike)
11. "Got More Rhymes" (M. Young/M. Dike/M. Ross/J. King)
12. "Stone Cold Buggin'" (M. Young/M. Dike)
13. "Just Say No" (M. Young/Quincy Jones Jr.)

Personnel

• Young MC – vocals, songwriting
• Matt Dike – production, arrangement, mixing (all tracks except 7 and 13)
• Michael Ross – production, arrangement, mixing (all tracks except 7 and 13)
• The Dust Brothers – production, arrangement, mixing (track 7), co-production (track 11)
• Quincy Jones Jr. – production, arrangement, mixing (track 13)
• Mario Caldato Jr. – engineering
• Brian Foxworthy – additional engineering
• Salomon – photography, art direction
• EMC-0 – production coordinator
• Crystal Blake – vocals (tracks 1, 3 and 11)
• Flea – bass (tracks 2 and 3)
• Kevin O'Neal – bass (tracks 7 and 8)
• John Dexter Steward Jr. – drums (tracks 2 and 4)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard 200™ . . December 9, 1989 . May 16, 2024.
2. Web site: Billboard Hot 100™ . . October 14, 1989 . May 16, 2024.
3. Web site: Young M.C. - Bust a Move (song) . Australian-charts.com . May 2, 2010.
4. News: Mayes . Alison . Discs . Calgary Herald . Oct 26, 1989 . D3.