Act a Fool (album)
Act a Fool | ||||
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Studio album by King Tee | ||||
Released | November 15, 1988 | |||
Genre | West Coast hip hop | |||
Length | 42:38 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer |
DJ Pooh King Tee | |||
King Tee chronology | ||||
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Act a Fool is the debut album by West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. It is considered to be one of his better albums. Its success can be attributed to its production which is handled by DJ Pooh and King Tee himself, or the lack of guest appearances. King Tee is the only vocalist on the entire album—aside from Breeze and Mixmaster Spade on "Just Clowning--and his rhymes are described as "[d]efiant, angry, confrontational, and bemused" by Ron Wynn of Allmusic.[1] Act a Fool reached Billboard 200 chart position (#125). Its title track reached #29 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, and "Bass", which is remixed on this album, reached #19 on the same chart.
Five of the eleven tracks on King Tee's debut album were later included on his greatest hits album, Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection, in 1998.
Track listing
# | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) | Length |
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1 | "Act a Fool" | DJ Pooh | King Tee | 4:16 |
2 | "Ko Rock Stuff" | DJ Pooh | King Tee | 3:50 |
3 | "The Coolest" | DJ Pooh | King Tee | 5:17 |
4 | "Flirt" | DJ Pooh | King Tee | 3:47 |
5 | "Baggin' on Moms" | King Tee | King Tee | 2:04 |
6 | "Bass (Remix)" | DJ Pooh | King Tee | 4:41 |
7 | "Let's Dance" | DJ Pooh | King Tee | 3:29 |
8 | "Guitar Playin'" | DJ Pooh, King Tee | King Tee | 5:20 |
9 | "Payback's a Mutha" | DJ Pooh | King Tee | 4:32 |
10 | "Just Clowning" | DJ Pooh | Breeze, King Tee, Mixmaster Spade | 4:40 |
11 | "I Got a Cold" | King Tee | King Tee | 0:42 |
Samples
Act a Fool
- "Give the Baby Anything the Baby Wants" by Joe Tex
- "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
- "Lover Jones" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
- "The Back Down" by Richard Pryor
- "New Year's Eve" by Richard Pryor
Ko Rock Stuff
- "Cardova" by The Meters
The Coolest
- "Cissy Strut" by The Meters
Flirt
- "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim
- "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim
- "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow
- "Dazz" by Brick
- "Flirt" by Cameo
Bass (Remix)
- "Get Up To Get Down" by Brass Construction
Guitar Playin'
- "You're a Customer" by EPMD
- "Slippin' Into Darkness War (band)
Payback's a Mutha
- "The Payback (Intro)" by James Brown
- "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
- "Slippin' Into Darkness" by War
Just Clowning
- "Aquaboogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament
- "Da Butt" by Experience Unlimited
Album singles
Single cover | Single information |
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"Paybacks a Mutha"
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"The Coolest"
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"Act A Fool"
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Chart positions
Album
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
allmusic | link |
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Billboard 200 | 125 |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 35 |
Singles
Year | Song | Hot Rap Singles |
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1989 | "Act a Fool" | 26 |
1989 | "Bass" | 19 |