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Released
  
October 5, 1993

The Body-Hat Syndrome (1993)
  
Future Rhythm (1996)

Release date
  
5 October 1993

Label
  
Tommy Boy Entertainment

Length
  
74:47

Artist
  
Digital Underground

Producer
  
Digital Underground

Genre
  
West Coast hip hop

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Similar
  
Digital Underground albums, West Coast hip hop albums

The Body-Hat Syndrome is the third album from the rap group Digital Underground, on which they continued to cultivate their own brand of P-Funk culture, ending more than a year of silence with a fresh batch of funk-infused rap. With the edgy grind of the leading single, "The Return of the Crazy One", and its accompanying X-rated video (reworked for public consumption) boosting the band back into the spotlight, the rest of the album unfurled to less than outstanding crossover commercial acclaim. The album's second single, an anti-racism cultural awareness politico called "Wussup Wit the Luv", featured an inspired solo from the Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton, as well as a verse and video appearance by Tupac Shakur. This was the last time Shakur appeared on any Digital Underground release, while the lead rappers Saafir and Clee were added to the line up.

Contents

This album also features "The Humpty Dance Awards", the group's humorous shout-out to the many artists who sampled "The Humpty Dance" before 1993. Since then the list has grown to over 50 artists (see "The Humpty Dance").

Track listing

  1. "The Return of the Crazy One"
  2. "Doo Woo You"
  3. "Holly Wanstaho"
  4. "Bran Nu Swetta"
  5. "The Humpty Dance Awards"
  6. "Body-Hats, Pt. 1"
  7. "Dope-a-Delic (Do-U-B-leeve-in-d-Flo?)"
  8. "Intermission"
  9. "Wussup wit the Luv"
  10. "Digital Lover"
  11. "Carry the Way (Along Time)"
  12. "Body-Hats, Pt. 2"
  13. "Circus Entrance"
  14. "Jerkit Circus"
  15. "Circus Exit (The After-Nut)"
  16. "Shake & Bake"
  17. "Body-Hats, Pt. 3"
  18. "Do Ya Like It Dirty?"
  19. "Bran Nu Sweat This Beat"
  20. "Wheee!"

Note: The "Special Italian Vinyl Version" of the album, which is the only LP version containing the original picture sleeve and comic insert, omits FOUR songs from the tracklisting: The Humpty Dance Awards, Holly Wanstaho, Dope-a-Delic (Do-U-B-leeve-in-d-Flo?) and Wheee!

Samples

Return of the Crazy One

  • "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
  • "Up for the Down Stroke" by Parliament
  • "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament

    • Wussup Wit the Luv

  • "Long Red" by Mountain
  • "Funky President" by James Brown
  • "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" by Prince

    • Dope-a-delic (Do-u-b-leeve-in-d-flo?)

  • "It's Been a Long Time" by New Birth
  • "Mothership Connection (Live)" by Parliament
  • "Trombipulation" by Parliament
  • "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton

    • Songs

    1The Return of the Crazy One4:38
    2Doo Woo You7:37
    3Holly Wanstaho3:35

    References

    The Body-Hat Syndrome Wikipedia
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