I Don't Care: The Album is the second and final studio album by American hip hop duo Audio Two. It was released in 1990 through First Priority Music with distribution by Atlantic Records. Production was handled by its members Milk Dee and DJ Gizmo along with the King of Chill and Terence Dudley. It features guest appearances from MC Lyte and Positive K. I Don't Care: The Album was not a success, only peaking at number 74 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and spawning two singles: "On the Road Again" and "I Get the Papers". Its lead single, "On the Road Again", peaked at number 16 on the Hot Rap Songs chart.
I Don't Care: The Album | ||||
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Released | April 17, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
Studio | First Priority Labs | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 53:16 | |||
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Audio Two chronology | ||||
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Singles from I Don't Care: The Album | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
RapReviews | 5/10[2] |
A third studio album entitled First Dead Indian was set to be released in 1992 but was scrapped prior to its release and the duo would disband soon after, leaving I Don't Care: The Album as their final LP.
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "On the Road Again / Interlude One" | 4:31 |
2. | "Get Your Mother Off the Crack" | 4:30 |
3. | "Undercover Hooker" | 2:42 |
4. | "Worse Than a Gremlin" | 2:03 |
5. | "Watcha' Lookin' At? / Interlude Two" | 5:01 |
6. | "I Get the Papers" | 2:57 |
7. | "Milk Does the Body Good" | 4:35 |
8. | "Start It Up Y'All" (featuring MC Lyte and Positive K) | 5:09 |
9. | "When Milk's on the Mic / Interlude Three" | 3:08 |
10. | "Build Up Back Up" | 1:32 |
11. | "The Nasty" | 5:22 |
12. | "6teen" (featuring MC Lyte) | 3:46 |
13. | "Step" | 4:00 |
14. | "Many Styles" | 3:57 |
Total length: | 53:16 |
Personnel
edit- Nathaniel V. "DJ Gizmo" Robinson Jr. – main artist, producer (tracks: 2, 4-8, 10-14), co-producer (track 1), programming, engineering, mixing (tracks: 1-2, 4-8, 10-14)
- Kirk S. "Milk Dee" Robinson – main artist, producer (tracks: 2, 4-8, 10-14), co-producer (track 1), programming, engineering, mixing (tracks: 1-2, 4-8, 10-14)
- Lana Michelle "MC Lyte" Moorer – vocals (tracks: 8, 12)
- Darryl "Positive K" Gibson – vocals (track 8)
- Freddie "The King Of Chill" Byrd – additional vocals (tracks: 5, 9, 13), producer & mixing (tracks: 3, 9)
- Guy Routte – additional vocals (track 6)
- Antoinette Guillopo – additional vocals (track 11)
- Madelline Serrano – additional vocals (track 11)
- DJ K-Rock – additional vocals (track 13)
- Terence Quentin Dudley – producer (track 1)
- El Bravador – co-producer (track 11)
- Nat Robinson, Sr. – executive producer, management
- Carlton S. Batts – mastering
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Lynn Kowalewski – design
- Jamie Christian – sleeve notes
Chart history
editChart (1990) | Peak position |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 74 |
References
edit- ^ Henderson, Alex. "I Don't Care: The Album - Audio Two | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ Audio Two :: I Don't Care: The Album - RapReviews
- ^ "Audio Two Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
External links
edit- I Don't Care (The Album) at Discogs (list of releases)