Credentials [PA] by Rufus Blaq (CD, Apr-1998, Perspective Records)

Album Features
UPC:	731454903523
Artist:	Rufus Blaq
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1998
Record Label:	Perspective Records
Genre:	Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Out of Sight (Yo)
2. True Ballerz
3. Ambush Crew
4. Magic
5. Make It Hot
6. True Gas up, The (Interlude)
7. Come Go with Me
8. Artifacts of Life - (featuring The LOX)
9. Hong Kong Booty (Interlude)
10. Give It to Me Daddy
11. Come Alive Y'all
12. Real MC's
13. My Life
14. Get to Steppin' (Interlude)
15. Niggaz Like Me
16. If I Was a Killa
17. Credentials

Details
Playing Time:	53 min.
Contributing Artists:	Missy Elliott, D-Nice, The Lox
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel includes: Rufus Blaq, Missy Elliott, D-Nice, The Lox.Producers: Chad Elliott, Al West, Rufus Blaq, Roderick Wiggins, Prestige.Engineers: Chad Elliott, Kevin Thomas, Vaughn Merrick, Tim Donavan.Personnel: Latrece Barney (vocals); The LOX (rap vocals); Melvin Chandler, Al West (keyboards); Charmelle Cofield (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Chris Trevett; Rasheed Goodlowe; Andre Debourg; Ben Grassinni; Vince Reynolds; Vaughn Sessions; Stephen Dent; Daniel Wierup; Kevin Thomas; Kevin Maxwell; Chad "Dr. Seuss" Elliott.Recording information: Ambush Music Studio, NY; Battery, New York, NY; Daddy's House, New York, NY; Giant Recording Studios, New York, NY; Soundtrack Studio.Photographers: Jason Ware; Victor Bracke; Michael Lavine.Unknown Contributor Role: Rufus Blaq.Hip-hop fans' first peek at Rufus Blaq's credentials came with his contributions to the RIDE and PLAYER'S CLUB soundtracks. These cuts gave folks a pretty good idea of what to expect from his debut; a blunt-smokin', trash-talkin' hustler with a laconic rapping style, who'd rather do the nasty than bust a cap. It's Blaq's underplayed delivery that keeps even the most lyrically extreme tracks on CREDENTIALS from sounding over-the-top. The sample sources for the songs come from far and wide; "Make It Hot" undoubtedly achieves a first, sampling Yes's "Owner Of A Lonely Heart." Elsewhere, there are borrowings from Blondie, Grover Washington, Jr. and others. For those into the overheated antics of artists like R. Kelly, Blaq knows how to get downright lascivious, both in the songs and in the graphic spoken interludes, which detail his private habits in no uncertain terms.

Editorial Reviews
4 (out of 5) - ...Rufus Blaq is one of those few dynamic up-and-comers whose art imitates life. That imitation peeks its head above the populace of newbies and shines brightly upon the realms of Hip-Hop...
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