Word Power (album)

Word Power
Studio album by Divine Styler
Released	October 23, 1989
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Rhyme $yndicate/Epic/CBS Records
Divine Styler chronology
- Word Power (1989) Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light (1992)

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Allmusic	[1]

Word Power is the debut album by Divine Styler, released in October 23, 1989 on Epic Records. On this album, Divine rhymed about being proud of heritage (highlighted on “It's a Black Thing”) and featured Bilal Bashir (who made later instrumentals for the likes of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Everlast), who later re-released this album in instrumental form in 2005. The album is best known for the songs “Ain't Sayin’ Nothin,” which featured a sample scratch noise similar to the sound used in House of Pain's song “Jump Around”; Cypress Hill's “Insane in the Brain”; and “Freestyler,” which featured samples of James Brown.

Track listing

1. "Introduction" - 0:48
2. "Free Styler" - 5:16
3. "Get Up on It" - 4:41
4. "The Last Black House on the Left" - 6:46
5. "It's a Black Thing" - 5:12
6. "Play It for Divine" - 2:48
7. "Koxistin U4ria" - 3:40
8. "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" - 4:17
9. "Divinity Stylistics" - 4:12
10. "Tongue of Labyrinth" - 5:23
11. "In Divine Style" - 1:46
12. "Rain" - 4:31
13. "Word Power" - 4:48

References

1. Word Power at AllMusic

External links

• Discogs page.
• A blog on the album, includes two songs from the album.