Released October 22, 1991 Length 70:40 Artist Black Sheep Label Mercury Records | Recorded Nov, 1990-Aug, 1991 A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
(1991) Non-Fiction
(1994) Release date 22 October 1991 | |
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Producer Lisa Cortes (exec.), Dave Gossett (exec.), William McLean, Dres Genres Hip hop music, Alternative hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Jazz rap Similar Black Sheep albums, Hip hop music albums | ||
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is the debut studio album from American hip hop group Black Sheep, released October 22, 1991 on Mercury Records.
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The album peaked at number 30 on the Billboard 200 chart. By April 1992, it was certified gold in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States.
Release and reception
The album peaked at thirty on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the fifteenth spot on the R&B Albums chart. It was certified gold in April 1992.
John Bush of Allmusic called the album "playfully satirical, witty, and incredibly imaginative," and stated that "Black Sheep hit a height with their debut that few hip-hop acts would ever reach."
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums Ever.
Track listing
All music by W. McLean and A. Titus except where noted.
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.
Songs
1Intro0:50
2U Mean I’m Not1:25
3Butt in the Meantime4:13