Spank Rock and Benny Blanco Are... "Bangers & Cash" is an EP by Philadelphian Virginian alternative hip hop group Spank Rock and record producer Benny Blanco. The EP follows Spank Rock's 2006 debut album YoYoYoYoYo. The album was released on October 9, 2007.
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| Released | October 9, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, dirty rap | |||
| Length | 17:12 | |||
| Label | Downtown Records | |||
| Producer | Benny Blanco | |||
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Background
editSpank Rock's frontman, Naeem Juwan, met Blanco when he was interning for the late Disco D.[1] Blanco proposed the idea of creating an EP that was based on 2 Live Crew samples.[2] Juwan was initially concerned that "it might be cheesy", but he continued that the EP "actually turned out to be really fun and I'm really proud of it."[1] Like 2 Live Crew and Spank Rock's material, the EP included hypersexual lyrical content. Spank Rock and Benny Blanco co-wrote every song on Bangers & Cash together. It was described by Juwan as "just like club banger music, party music."[1]
The EP's cover art is also a homage to 2 Live Crew, mimicking their As Nasty As They Wanna Be cover.[3]
Release and reception
editThe Bangers & Cash was ultimately released on October 9, 2007. Spank Rock and Benny Blanco also released videos for "Pu$$y", "B-O-O-T-A-Y", and "Loose".[4][5]
Rolling Stone slated the album. The publication described the EP as "raunchy, megahorny hip-hop, [...] knowingly ridiculous and over-the-top", and stated that "Spank Rock seems to be on autopilot for most of the album, and neither his one-track mind nor Blanco's high-energy, low-payoff music produces anything worth going back to."[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Naeem Juwan and Benjamin Levin.
- "Shake That" – 3:08
- Samples: "Shake That Ass Bitch" by Splack Pack, written by S. Chavis, K. Buchanan and J. Hardnett
- Samples: "The Fuck Shop" by 2 Live Crew, written by Luther Campbell, Mark Ross, David Hobbs and Chris Wong Won
- "B-O-O-T-A-Y" (featuring Santogold and Sylvia Gordon) – 3:10
- Samples: "I Wanna Rock" by Luke Skyywalker, written by Luther Campbell
- Samples: "Booty Drop" by Fresh Kid Ice and DJ Spin, written by Chris Wong Won and Darren Rudnick
- Samples: "Shake a Lil' Somethin'" by 2 Live Crew, written by Mark Ross, David Hobbs and Chris Wong Won
- "Loose" (featuring Amanda Blank) – 3:35
- Samples: "Get Loose Now" by 2 Live Crew, written by Luther Campbell, Mark Ross, David Hobbs and Chris Wong Won
- Samples: "Hoochie Mama" by 2 Live Crew, written by Mark Ross, David Hobbs and Chris Wong
- "Pu$$y" (featuring Sylvia Gordon) – 4:09
- Samples: "We Want Some Pussy" by 2 Live Crew, written by Luther Campbell, Mark Ross, David Hobbs and Chris Wong Won
- "Bitch!" – 3:10
- Samples: "A Bitch Iz A Bitch" by N.W.A, written by O'Shea Jackson and Andre Young
Personnel
edit- Producer – Benny Blanco, Vaughan Merrick (additional)
- Engineer – Vaughan Merrick, Will Juhans (assistant)
- Mixing – Vaughan Merrick
- Mastering – Herb Powers Jr.
- Photography – Adam Weiss
References
edit- ^ a b c Matthew Solarski (2007-06-20). "MC Spank Rock talks Downtown signing, 2 Live Crew". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ Tiffany N. D'Emidio (2008-07-23). "A wild and crazy ride with producer Benny Blanco". Eclipse. Entertainment News Network. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ Paul Thompson (2008-09-04). "Spank Rock's 2 Live Crew inspired EP revealed". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ Marc Hogan (2007-11-06). "Video: Spank Rock and Benny Blanco: "Pu$$y"". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ Mark Richardson (2008-12-06). "Video: Spank Rock and Benny Blanco: "B.O.O.T.A.Y."". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ Christian Hoard (2007-11-15). "Spank Rock and Benny Blanco are...Bangers and Cash". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
External links
edit- Spank Rock on Myspace
- Benny Blanco on Myspace