1990 studio album by Big Daddy Kane
Taste of Chocolate |
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Studio album by Big Daddy Kane |
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Released | October 30, 1990 |
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Recorded | 1990 |
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Genre | Hip hop |
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Length | 53:25 |
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Label | - Cold Chillin'
- Warner Bros.
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Producer | - Big Daddy Kane
- Prince Paul
- Cool V
- Mister Cee
- Andre Booth
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Big Daddy Kane chronology |
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Singles from Taste of Chocolate |
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- "Cause I Can Do It Right"
Released: November 10, 1990 - "All of Me"
Released: February 2, 1991 - "It's Hard Being the Kane"
Released: June 29, 1991 |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [1] |
Robert Christgau | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
Los Angeles Times | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [4] |
Rolling Stone | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [5] |
Taste of Chocolate is the third album by American rapper Big Daddy Kane, released in October 1990 on Cold Chillin' Records.[6] The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 37 on the Billboard 200 chart.[7][8]
Overview
Artists such as Barbara Weathers, Gerald Albright and Barry White appeared on the album.[6]
Singles
"Cause I Can Do It Right" reached No. 22 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart.[9][10] "It's Hard Being the Kane" reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and "All of Me" featuring Barry White got to No. 14 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[11][12]
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Taste of Chocolate" (Intro) | Big Daddy Kane | 2:05 |
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2. | "Cause I Can Do It Right" | Big Daddy Kane | 4:09 |
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3. | "It's Hard Being the Kane" | Prince Paul | 4:58 |
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4. | "Who Am I" (featuring Gamilah Shabazz) | Big Daddy Kane | 4:00 |
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5. | "Dance With the Devil" | Cool V | 4:06 |
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6. | "No Damn Good" | Prince Paul | 3:52 |
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7. | "All of Me" (featuring Barry White) | Andre Booth | 5:45 |
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8. | "Keep 'Em On the Floor" (featuring Barbara Weathers) | Big Daddy Kane | 4:32 |
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9. | "Mr. Pitiful" | Cool V | 3:26 |
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10. | "Put Your Weight On It" | Big Daddy Kane | 2:47 |
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11. | "Big Daddy vs. Dolemite" (featuring Rudy Ray Moore) | Big Daddy Kane | 4:49 |
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12. | "Down the Line" (featuring Scoob Lover, Scrap Lover, Mister Cee, Lil Daddy Shane and Ant Live) | Mister Cee | 5:11 |
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13. | "Taste of Chocolate" (Exit) | Big Daddy Kane | 3:20 |
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Total length: | 53:25 |
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Samples
- "Big Daddy vs. Dolemite"
- "Cause I Can Do It Right"
- "Dance With the Devil"
- "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
- "Superpeople" by The Notations
- "It's Hard Being the Kane"
- "Keep 'Em on the Floor"
- "Mr. Pitiful"
- "No Damn Good"
- "Put Your Weight on It"
- "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
- "Rocket in the Pocket (Live)" by Cerrone
- "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier
- "Taste of Chocolate"
- "Who Am I"
- "Ain't Nobody Home" by B.B. King
Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts Chart (1991) | Position | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] | 46 | |
Singles
References
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Big Daddy Kane: Taste of Chocolate". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Mack, Bob (November 23, 1990). "Taste of Chocolate". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Gold, Jonathan (December 2, 1990). "BIG DADDY KANE "Taste of Chocolate". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Rolling Stone review[dead link]
- ^ a b Big Daddy Kane: Taste of Chocolate. Cold Chillin' Records. October 1990.
- ^ "Big Daddy Kane: Taste of Chocolate (Billboard 200)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Big Daddy Kane: Taste of Chocolate (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Big Daddy Kane: Cause I Can Do It Right (Hot R&B Singles)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Big Daddy Kane: Cause I Can Do It Right (Hot Rap Singles)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Big Daddy Kane: It's Hard Being the Kane (Hot Rap Singles)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Big Daddy Kane: All of Me (Hot R&B Singles)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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