Released July 25, 1986 Length 32:55 Artist 2 Live Crew Label Luke Records | Recorded 1985–1986 The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are
(1986) Move Somethin'
(1987) Release date 25 July 1986 | |
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Genres Miami bass, Electro, Dirty rap Similar 2 Live Crew albums, Miami bass albums, Other albums | ||
The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are is the first album by hip-hop group the 2 Live Crew. It was released in 1986 on Luke Skyywalker Records to a great deal of controversy and promptly was certified gold by the RIAA. It includes the hits "We Want Some Pussy", "Throw the 'D'", and "Cuttin' It Up". Bob Rosenberg, a south Florida DJ who would later form the dance-pop group Will to Power, remixed and edited the song "Beat Box". In Florida, it was deemed obscene, and one store clerk was charged with felony "corruption of a minor" for selling it to a 14-year-old girl. The clerk was later acquitted.
Contents
The following year, the album reached No. 24 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart and No. 128 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing
- "2 Live Is What We Are..." – 4:25
- "We Want Some Pussy" – 2:48
- "Check It Out, Y'all" (Freestyle) – 5:04
- "Get It, Girl" – 3:53 (contains dialogue from Dolemite, samples Herman Kelly & Life - Dance to the Drummer's Beat)
- "Throw the 'D'" – 3:09
- "Cuttin' It Up" – 3:49
- "Beat Box (remix)" – 4:33
- "Mr. Mixx on the Mix!!" – 5:15
Songs
12 Live Is What We Are… (Word)4:18
2We Want Some Pussy2:48
3Check It Out Y’all… (freestyle rappin’)5:04