Looks Like a Job For...

Looks Like a Job For...
Studio album by Big Daddy Kane
Released	May 25, 1993
Recorded	1992–1993
Genre	Hip hop
Length	49:05
Label	Cold Chillin’/Reprise/Warner Bros. 45128
Producer	Big Daddy Kane Trackmasters DJ Clash Robert Brown Easy Mo Bee Cool V Large Professor Mister Cee Spark Boogie
Big Daddy Kane chronology
Prince of Darkness (1991) Looks Like a Job For... (1993) Daddy's Home (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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 regain his past acclaim, with an album that was considered as a return to his past greatness. Unlike his past 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
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

Samples

• "Chocolate City"
  • "Broadway Connection" by Dyke & the Blazers
• "Niggaz Never Learn"
  • "The New Dance Craze" by Five Stairsteps
  • "The Boss" by James Brown
• "Give It to Me"
  • "Funky President" by James Brown
  • "Thoughts of An Old Flame" by Pleasure
• "How U Get a Record Deal?"
  • "An Old Fashioned Love Song" by Three Dog Night
  • "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
• "Stop Shammin'"
  • "Keep on Doin' It" by The New Birth
  • "Bebe's Kids (To Disneyland)" by Robin Harris
• "Very Special"
  • "Very Special" by Debra Laws
• "Beef Is On"
  • "I Think I Made a Boo Boo" by Rufus Thomas
  • "Death Wish" by Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo
  • "The Nigga Ya Love to Hate" by Ice Cube
• "Looks Like a Job For..."
  • "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss

Album singles

Single information
"How U Get a Record Deal?" Released: April 15, 1993 B-Side: "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap"
"Very Special" Released: August 26, 1993 B-Side: "Stop Shammin'"

Album chart positions

Year	Chart positions
	Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1993	52	9

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	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

1. Bush, John (1993-05-25). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
2. James Bernard (1993-05-28). "Looks Like a Job For... Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
3. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition - Nathan Brackett - Google Boeken. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
4. July 1993 ussue of The Source Magazine