Released May 22, 1987 Length 37:51 Release date 22 May 1987 | Recorded 1985–1987 Producer Hurby Azor | |
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Genres Hip hop music, Golden age hip hop Hip hop music albums Rollin' wit Dana Dane, The Great Adventures of Slick Ri, Saturday Night! – The Album, Bigger and Deffer, Criminal Minded | ||
Dana Dane with Fame is the debut album by American rapper Dana Dane, which was released in 1987 on Profile Records and was produced by legendary producer Hurby Luv Bug. Dana Dane with Fame achieved great success, peaking at #46 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In addition to that, the album also featured four charting singles: "Nightmares," "Cinderfella Dana Dane," "Delancey Street," and "This be the Def Beat," which made it to #21, #11, #44, and #30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, respectively.
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In his song "Can't Stop" from the well-received 2005 album A.W.O.L. the song "Nightmares" is mentioned by notable East-Coast Rapper AZ in the line "The names is changed, the games the same It's playin' fair, but years of Nightmares, like Dana Dane".
Years later, Snoop Dogg would cover "Cinderfella Dana Dane."
Track listing
- "Dedication" – :22
- "Cinderfella Dana Dane" – 5:34
- "This be the Def Beat" – 3:20
- "Dana Dane with Fame" – 4:05
- "Delancey Street" - 5:25
- "We Wanna Party" – 2:59
- "Nightmares" – 5:50
- "Keep the Groove" – 3:56
- "Love at First Sight" – 6:20
Samples
Nightmares
Cinderfella Dana Dane
Dana Dane With Fame
Love at First Sight
This Be the Def Beat
We Wanna Party
Personnel
Songs
1Dedication0:22
2Cinderfella Dana Dane5:23
3This Be the Def Beat3:19