Spankmaster [PA] by Kool Keith (CD, Jun-2001, TVT Records (Dist.))

Album Features
UPC:	016581227026
Artist:	Kool Keith
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2001
Record Label:	TVT Records (Dist.)
Genre:	R&B, Underground/Alt Rap

Track Listing
1. Concert Intro
2. I Wanna Play
3. I'm a Tell-U
4. Mack Trucks
5. Drugs
6. Yes Yes Y'all
7. Haters
8. N.B.A.
9. Jewelry Shine
10. Eldaradoe's
11. Maxin in the Shade
12. Big Frank
13. Jealous
14. Girls Would U F*ck Tonight
15. Stoney Jackson
16. Girls in Jail
17. Blackula
18. Dark Vader
19. Captain Save Em
20. Spank-Master (Take Off Your Clothes)

Details
Distributor:	TVT Records (Dist.)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Producers: Jacky Jasper, Esham, Santos, L. Seven.Personnel: Kool Keith (vocals); Laura Ruby, Esham, Heather Hunter, Mary Lou Santos (vocals); Santos (guitar).Audio Mixer: Santos.Recording information: Overture Recording.Photographer: Santos.While gangsta rappers spend their time working a monochromatic style dependent on convincing listeners of their street cred, Kool Keith blazes a distinctive hip-hop trail distinguished by his loopy sense of humor and his willingness to take on any subject that crosses his irreverent mind. SPANKMASTER is no exception, as the disc finds Keith name-checking Teddy Pendergrass and quoting TP's hit "Love T.K.O." while female vocalists coo sensually in the background ("I Wanna Play"), berating those "stuck in 1974" ("I'm A Tell-U"), employing a quirky, narrative take on addiction ("Drugs"). Keith enjoys nothing more than offbeat role-playing, and here he takes on unexpected cinematic characters, such as "Blackula" and "Dark Vadar," all with his trademark humor fully in evidence. In a hip-hop scene populated by rappers overly concerned with keeping up a grim image, Keith stands apart from the pack by refusing to take himself or anyone else too seriously.

Editorial Reviews
...The album is a one-trick pony - he has a Mini-Moog analog keyboard obsession, and he airs it out in public here. Most of the tempos are slow and the basslines are as thick as a city block...his tirades against unnamed MCs are amusing...
CMJ (20010604)

3 stars out of 5 - ...Anarchic and bizarre....Keith stays true to the homemade, gut-busting surrealism that animated early rap...
Rolling Stone (20010816)