It Takes a Thief by Coolio (CD, Jul-1994, Tommy Boy)


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Item specifics - Music: CDs

Artist:	Coolio	Release Date:	Jul 13, 1994
Format:	CD	Record Label:	Tommy Boy
UPC:	016998108321	Genre:	Rap & Hip Hop
Duration:	Album or EP	Sub-Genre:	Gangsta & Hardcore
Condition:	Very Good	Special Attributes:	--

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Track listing
1. Fantastic Voyage 2. County Line 3. Mama, I'm in Love Wit a Gangsta 4. Hand on My Nutsac 5. Ghetto Cartoon 6. Smokin' Stix 7. Can-O-Corn 8. U Know Hoo! 9. It Takes a Thief 10. Bring Back Somethin Fo da Hood 11. N da Closet 12. On My Way to Harlem 13. Sticky Fingers 14. Thought You Knew 15. Ugly Bitches 16. I Remember
Details
Playing time:	61 min.
Distributor:	Alternative Dis. Alliance
Recording type:	Studio
Recording mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album notes
Personnel: Coolio, Billy Boy, LeShaun, Junior P, PS, J-Ro (vocals); CS Coleman (various instruments, vocals); Doug Rasheed (various instruments); Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones (guitar, bass); Joe Blow (horns); Clinton Sands (bass); Dobbs The Wino, Crazy Toones (scratches); Gat, The Homies, Spoon (background vocals). Producers include: Dobbs The Wino, Rashad Coles, Billy Boy, Crazy Toones, CS Coleman. All songs written or co-written by A. Ivey. Samples include "Hit & Run" (as performed by the Bar-Kays), "The Message" (as performed by Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five), "Coolin Me Out" (as performed by the Isley Brothers) and "Mister Magic" (as performed by Grover Washington, Jr.). "Fantastic Voyage" was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. "Fantastic Voyage," the lead single off Coolio's debut IT TAKES A THIEF, became one of those rare musical commodities in the summer of 1994: a commercial hip-hop smash that also carried a street/club credibility. Driven by a sample of a Lakeside song of the same name, "Voyage" showed what could come of a marriage of West Coast rap productions--a slinky, bass-heavy dance groove ala Dr. Dre--and a post-gangsta lyrical mentality. The emerging single was eaten up by the radio, critics and jeep-hounds, and Coolio's aggresively pensive stance on the hood--that of a reformed crack-addict turned concerned parent--became one to emulate within the community. There are other tracks on IT TAKES A THIEF that offer a notably different outlook than what we've come to expect from South Central LA's lyrical outlaws. "County Line," for instance, takes a swipe at rappers who wax poetic about "getting paid" but can be spotted doing so on the welfare line; and "I Remember," which features guest rappers J-Ro and Billy Boy, is a decidedly good-natured reminiscence about a pre-driveby life in the hood. And while Coolio is by-no-means above scattering spiteful disses, IT TAKES A THIEF demonstrates that his venemous reactions aren't nearly as knee-jerk as those of his peers.
Editorial reviews
3.5 Stars - Good - ...THIEF establishes him as a rapper who's got the skills to be taken seriously, even though he is as comical as Biz Markie... Rolling Stone (08/25/1994) 4 Stars - Excellent - ...Coolio is a rude but charismatic, eccentrically coiffured rapper with a mellow sound, Snoop-influenced, dysfunctional charm and a rhythmic line in expletives... Q (10/01/1994) Ranked as NME's Album Of The Month - ...these are true funk grooves....Snap a piece off and chew it over, and bet your boots it'll satisfy your funky urges... NME (11/12/1994) ...in a genre sorely missing a sense of humor, he's a welcome presence... - Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly (08/19/1994)

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