AOI: Bionix

Overview

The first single, "Baby Phat" featuring Yummy Bingham and Devin the Dude, was an ode to larger sized women. Elsewhere, "Held Down", featuring Cee-Lo, found Posdnuos in an introspective mood as he mused on fatherhood, religion, and fame. Slick Rick also made an appearance on "What We Do (For Love)"; a humorous song about puberty and sexual discovery. Plans were made to release the Kev Brown-produced "Special" (featuring Yummy Bingham) as the second single, however Tommy Boy soon folded as a label, cutting short any further promotion of Bionix. Like many Hip-Hop albums, there is an official instrumental version of the album available on vinyl, with artwork.

Interludes

The album featured skits with a character by the name of Reverend Do Good, which worked as social commentary as well as the intros and outros of the songs. The final Reverend Do Good skit acts as one final advertisement for Ghost Weed as heard on De La Soul's previous album, Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump. A mischievous teenager takes a hit of the substance, then morphs into Slum Village frontman J Dilla, who provides the intro and outro to the marijuana-themed song "Peer Pressure" (which he also produced).

Track listing

Unless Otherwise Noted, Information is taken from Discogs.com

1. "Intro" – 0:29
2. Produced by De La Soul
3. "Bionix" – 2:43
4. Produced by Supa Dave West
5. "Baby Phat" – 3:50
6. Featuring Devin the Dude and Yummy Bingham
7. Produced by Supa Dave West
8. "Simply" – 4:05
9. Produced by Supa Dave West
10. "Simply Havin'" – 0:48
11. Produced by De La Soul
12. "Held Down" – 4:54
13. Featuring Cee-Lo Green
14. Produced by Posdnous
15. "Reverend Do Good #1" – 1:05
16. "Watch Out" – 3:37
17. Featuring Jose "Perico" Hernandez
18. Produced by Supa Dave West
19. "Special" – 3:36
20. Featuring Yummy Bingham
21. Produced by Kev Brown
22. "Reverend Do Good #2" – 1:14
23. Produced by De La Soul, Kevin Lewis & Troy Hightower
24. "The Sauce" – 2:25
25. Featuring Philly Black
26. Produced by Supa Dave West
27. "Am I Worth You?" ("Am I Worthy of You?") – 4:01
28. Featuring Glenn Lewis
29. Produced by Supa Dave West
30. "Pawn Star" – 4:06
31. Featuring Shell Council
32. Produced by De La Soul
33. "What We Do (For Love)" – 5:04
34. Featuring Slick Rick
35. Produced by Megahertz
36. "Reverend Do Good #3" – 2:20
37. Produced by De La Soul, Kevin Lewis & Troy Hightower
38. "Peer Pressure" – 5:09
39. Featuring B-Real and J Dilla
40. Produced by J Dilla
41. "It's American" – 1:09
42. Produced by De La Soul, Kevin Lewis & Troy Hightower
43. "Trying People" – 4:31
44. Produced by Def 2 U