| Super Bad | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Terminator X & The Godfathers Of Threatt |
| Cover: | Godfathers of Threatt.jpg |
| Released: | June 21, 1994 |
| Recorded: | 1993–1994 |
| Genre: | Political Rap Hardcore rap |
| Length: | 58:41 |
| Label: | P.R.O. Division/RAL/PolyGram Records |
| Producer: | Russell Simmons (exec.) Terminator X Kool DJ Herc Grandmaster Flash |
| Prev Title: | Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
Super Bad is the second solo album by DJ Terminator X.[1] [2] The album was released on June 21, 1994, on Def Jam Recordings sub-label RAL and was produced by Terminator X, Kool DJ Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and Russell Simmons. The album was only a minor success, making it to #189 on the Billboard 200 and #38 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released, "Under the Sun" and "It All Comes Down to the Money," the latter of which made it to #26 on the Hot Rap Singles. "It All Comes Down to the Money" was released in 1993.
Super Bad features guest appearances from many hip hop musicians, including Ice Cube, Chuck D, Ice-T, Whodini, Grandmaster Flash, Kool DJ Herc, Cold Crush Brothers, The Fantastic Five, and Jam Master Jay.[3]
Vibe wrote that "although much of Super Bad is fueled by spare beats--slinky keyboards here, the signature PE siren loops there, scratching and drum machine effects everywhere--Terminator X makes good on his tip-off proclamation 'I speak with my hands.'"[4] Billboard praised "Under the Sun," calling it "an intelligent vibe, fueled by some of the spaciest grooves since Parliament."[5] Trouser Press wrote: "Tripping from Jamaica to the Bronx and back, the diverse album is kinetic, jazzy, soulful, cinematic and absurdly entertaining."[6]
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 189 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums | 38 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 12 |
| Hot R&B Singles | 72 |
| Hot Rap Singles | 26 |