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Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning

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Released
  
January 31, 1989

Artist
  
Kwamé

Producer
  
Hurby Azor

Length
  
35:28

Release date
  
31 January 1989

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Genres
  
Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop, Alternative hip hop

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Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning is the debut studio album from American hip hop artist Kwamé, released on January 31, 1989 on Atlantic Records.

Contents

The album peaked at number 114 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Release and reception

The album peaked at 114 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the thirteenth spot on the R&B Albums chart.

Steve Huey at Allmusic called the album's production "bright, appealing, and funky," and remarked that Kwamé himself was "a sorely neglected figure today, even among fans of playful, intellectual hip-hop."

Singles

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.

  • art direction – Bob Defrin
  • choir – B. Flat, Curt D.I.S.S., M.A.D. Scratches, The Sharp, Speaker of the House
  • chorus – B. Flat, Curt D.I.S.S., M.A.D. Scratches, The Sharp, Speaker of the House
  • design – Lynn Kowalewski
  • engineering – Andre Debourg
  • mastering – Dennis King
  • performer – New Beginning
  • photography – Robert Manella
  • production – Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor, The Invincibles
  • vocals – B. Flat, Curt D.I.S.S., M.A.D. Scratches, The Sharp, Allan Sharp, Speaker of the House
  • vocals (background) – Angela White, Jimmy Young
  • Songs

    1Boy Genius4:14
    2U Gotz 2 Get Down4:45
    3The Rhythm3:51

    References

    Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning Wikipedia