Looks Like a Job For... | ||||
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Released | May 25, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 49:05 | |||
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Big Daddy Kane chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B)[2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
The Source | [4] |
Looks Like a Job For... is the fifth album by emcee Big Daddy Kane, released in 1993 on Cold Chillin' Records.
After the commercial failure of his 1991 album Prince of Darkness, Kane was able to reclaim his past status, with an album considered a return to his prior greatness. Unlike previous albums, Kane involved a large number of outside producers for the project including future production stars the Trackmasters, Easy Mo Bee, and Large Professor.
Looks Like a Job For... featured Kane's first Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Very Special," as well as the underground hip-hop hit "How U Get a Record Deal?" and a remix of the track "’Nuff Respect," which was originally from the soundtrack of the film Juice.
Album guests include Kane's brother Little Daddy Shane, Kane's backup dancers Scoob & Scrap Lover, and Spinderella of Salt-N-Pepa.
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Looks Like a Job for..." | Trackmasters | 3:56 |
2. | "How U Get a Record Deal?" | Trackmasters | 3:56 |
3. | "Chocolate City" (featuring Mister Cee, Scoob Lover, Scrap Lover and Lil Daddy Shane) | Trackmasters, DJ Clash, Robert Brown | 3:01 |
4. | "Prelude" | Big Daddy Kane | 0:55 |
5. | "The Beef Is On" | Big Daddy Kane | 3:23 |
6. | "Stop Shammin'" | Easy Mo Bee | 3:56 |
7. | "Brother Man, Brother Man" (featuring Lil Daddy Shane) | Cool V | 3:06 |
8. | "Rest In Peace" | Easy Mo Bee | 4:15 |
9. | "Very Special" (featuring Spinderella, Laree Williams and Karen Anderson) | Big Daddy Kane | 5:03 |
10. | "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap" (featuring Scoob Lover and Scrap Lover) | Easy Mo Bee | 4:24 |
11. | "Niggaz Never Learn" | Large Professor | 3:06 |
12. | "Give It to Me" | Mister Cee, Spark Boogie | 3:38 |
13. | "'Nuff Respect" (Remix) | Easy Mo Bee (original produced by Hank Shocklee, Gary G-Wiz) | 3:15 |
14. | "Finale" | Big Daddy Kane | 3:10 |
Album singles
Single information |
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"How U Get a Record Deal?"
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"Very Special"
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
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Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B Singles | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | Rhythmic Top 40 | ||
1993 | "How U Get a Record Deal?" | - | 86 | 7 | 22 | - |
"Very Special" | 31 | 23 | 9 | 24 | 6 |
References
- ↑ Bush, John (May 25, 1993). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ James Bernard (May 28, 1993). "Looks Like a Job For... Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition - Nathan Brackett - Google Boeken. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ July 1993 ussue of The Source Magazine
- ↑ "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ↑ "1993 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-28. Retrieved June 3, 2021.