Straight No Chase Explained

Straight No Chase
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Parental Advisory
Cover:	Straight No Chase.jpg
Released:	July 21, 1998 (US)
Genre:	Southern hip hop
Length:	48:57
Label:	DreamWorks
Producer:	P.A.^[1]
Prev Title:	Ghetto Street Funk
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	My Life, Your Entertainment
Next Year:	2000

Straight No Chase is the second studio album by the Dungeon Family associates P.A., released 1998 via DreamWorks Records.^{[1] [2]}

The album peaked at No. 90 on Billboards Top R&B Albums chart.^[3]

Critical reception

The Record wrote that the album "incorporates live instrumentation and pure singing as a natural outgrowth of the compositions, rather than a gimmick or gesture."^[4] The Atlanta Constitution thought that "spaghetti guitars, soul and rock propel this sample-free and cinematic sophomore effort."

AllMusic called Straight No Chase "a brilliantly funky, unpredictable record that veers between street hip-hop, soul, rock and funk."

Track listing

1. Resurrection
2. Like We Do
3. China White
4. Crime Don't Pay
5. Ecstasy
6. Po Hustlin'
7. Dope Stories
8. Temptation
9. The Lick
10. 10K Ho
11. Whoever Who
12. Reservations
13. WPA Radio
14. Southern Bread
15. Paradise
16. A Word to the Underachiever

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parental Advisory Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
2. Web site: Words & Deeds. Billboard. June 27, 1998. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
3. Web site: P.A. (Parental Advisory). Billboard.
4. News: Vognar . Chris . POWER HIP-HOP THAT SIZZLES AND SOARS . The Record . 25 Sep 1998 . LIFESTYLE / PREVIEWS . 12.