The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are
The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are is the debut studio album by American hip-hop group the 2 Live Crew. It was released in 1986 on Luke Records to a great deal of controversy and promptly was certified gold by the Recording [Industry Association of America|RIAA]. It includes the hits "We Want Some Pussy", "Throw the 'D'", and "Cuttin' It Up". 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.
The following year, the album reached number 24 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 128 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing
Notes- Track 1 contains samples from "Do It, Do It" by Disco Four , "(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'" by Whistle , "Rapp Will Never Die" by MC Shy D , and "Flick of the Switch" by AC/DC
- Track 3 contains samples from "Got to Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn , and "Bass Machine" by T La Rock
- Track 4 contains samples from "Dance to the Drummer's Beat" by Herman Kelly & Life , "Slack Jawed Leroy" by Skillet & Leroy and LaWanda Page , "Hip Hop, Be Bop " by Man Parrish , "Bongo Rock '73" by Incredible Bongo Band , and dialogue from Dolemite
- Track 5 contains samples from "Dance to the Drummer's Beat" by Herman Kelly & Life , "Bonus " by Hashim , "Change the Beat " by Beside , and "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
- Track 6 contains samples from "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James , "It's a New Day So Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn" by James Brown , "Release Yourself" by Aleem , "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow , "Say What?" by Trouble Funk , "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic , "Jam on the Groove" by Ralph MacDonald , "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force , and "Rock Box" by Run-DMC
- Track 7 contains samples from "Catch a Groove" by Juice
- Track 8 contains samples from "Apache" by Incredible Bongo Band , "Change the Beat " by Beside , "Theme From the Black Hole" by Parliament , "Mirda Rock" by Reggie Griffin & Technofunk , "Triple Threat" by Z-3 MC's , "Bonus Lesson #1 - No Music " by Doug E. Fresh , "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force , "Cavern" by Liquid Liquid , "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren , "It's Yours" by T La Rock & Jazzy Jay , "Spoonin' Rap" by Spoonie Gee , "Al-Naafiysh " by Hashim , and "Hold It Now, Hit It" by Beastie Boys
Personnel
- Luther Campbell - performer, producer, executive producer, A&R
- Brother Marquis - performer, producer
- Fresh Kid Ice - performer, producer
- Mr. Mixx - performer, producer
- Bruce Greenspan - recording & mixing
- Mark Boccaccio - recording & mixing
- Manny Morell - artwork & design
- Bob Rosenberg - editor