Blue Funk
Blue Funk is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Heavy D & the Boyz. It was released on December 22, 1992, via Uptown Records. The recording sessions took place at The Hit Factory, Soundtrack Studios, Axis Studios, Greene St. Recording and D&D Studios in New York. The album was produced by Jesse West, Pete Rock, Tony Dofat, DJ Premier, Skeff Anselm, Steely & Clevie, with DJ Eddie F, Heavy D, and Puff Daddy serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from 3rd Eye, Busta Rhymes, Gang Starr, Notorious B.I.G., Phat Doug and Rob-O. The album peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 17, 1993, for selling 500,000 units in the US.
The album was supported with two singles: "Who's the Man" and "Truthful".
Personnel
- Dwight "Heavy D." Myers — lyrics, vocals, co-producer, executive producer
- Terri Robinson — backing vocals
- Douglas "Fat Doug" Harriet — rap vocals
- Tabitha Brace — backing vocals
- Monica Payne — backing vocals
- Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith — lyrics & rap vocals
- Jesse "3rd Eye/Jesse West" Williams III — lyrics & rap vocals, keyboards, drums & producer
- Keith "GuRu" Elam — lyrics & rap vocals
- Robert "Rob-O" Odindo — lyrics & rap vocals
- Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace — lyrics & rap vocals
- Tony Dofat — keyboards & drums, producer, mixing
- Skeff Anselm — producer
- Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson — producer
- Cleveland "Clevie" Browne — producer
- Peter "Pete Rock" Phillips — producer
- Christopher "DJ Premier" Martin — producer & mixing
- Tony Maserati — recording & mixing, engineering
- Tom Frites — recording assistant
- Rich Travali — recording
- Michael Thompson — recording assistant, mixing assistant
- Jack Hersca — mixing assistant
- David Kennedy — recording, mixing
- "Commissioner" Gordon Williams — recording assistant & mixing
- Kevin Reynolds — recording
- Doug Wilson — engineering, mixing assistant, recording assistant
- Lane Craven — recording & mixing
- Jimmie Lee — engineering
- Hiro Ishihara — recording assistant
- Louis Alfred III — mixing assistant
- Jamie Staub — recording
- Lee Anthony — mixing, recording
- Emerson Mykoo — recording assistant
- Francis Fletcher — mixing assistant
- Eddie Sancho — recording, mixing assistant
- Luc Allen — recording and mixing assistant
- Charles Dos Santos — recording, mixing
- Scott Hollingsworth — recording and mixing assistant
- Prince Charles Alexander — mixing
- José L. Rodriguez — mastering
- Sean Combs — executive producer, A&R, creative director
- Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell — executive producer
- Brett Wright — creative director
- Crystal M. Johnson — production coordinator
- Danny Clinch — photography
- The Drawing Board — art direction, design