The Biz Never Sleeps
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| Studio album by Biz Markie | ||||
| Released | October 10, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
| Length | 49:02 | |||
| Label | Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. Records 26003 |
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| Producer | Biz Markie Cool V |
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The Biz Never Sleeps is the second studio album by Biz Markie. It was released on October 10, 1989, on Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. Records and was produced by Biz, his cousin Cool V and seminal producer Paul C, instead of Cold Chillin' in-house producer Marley Marl. The album proved to be a success, peaking at #66 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, as well as producing his most famous song and biggest hit, "Just a Friend," which made it to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Hot Rap Singles.
The album was certified gold by the RIAA on April 24, 1990.[2]
A 2006 Japanese issue includes song "A Thing Named Kim" as track 8.
Though out of print for many years, the album was reissued on LP and CD in 2012 by Traffic Entertainment Group.[3]
The release has received praise both from critics as well as fellow musicians over the years, with "Just a Friend" attracting particular acclaim. The 2006 hip-hop centered memoir In the Arms of Baby Hop cited the album as one of the "immaculate tapes out by February and March of 1990" (another example being 3rd Bass's The Cactus LP) influencing many.[4] The magazine Jet named the release one of their top 20 albums of the period in their January 15, 1990 edition.[5]
Contents
Track listing
- "Dedication"- 4:02
- "Check It Out"- 4:01
- "The Dragon"- 4:08
- "Spring Again"- 4:03
- "Just a Friend"- 4:00
- "She's Not Just Another Woman (Monique)"- 3:46
- "Mudd Foot"- 4:16
- "A Thing Named Kim"- 4:44
- "Me vs. Me"- 4:47
- "My Man Rich"- 3:44
- "I Hear Music"- 3:01
- "Biz In The Harmony"- 4:16
- "Things Get a Little Easier"- 4:12
Samples
A Thing Named Kim
- "Hercules" by Aaron Neville
Biz in Harmony
- "Numbers" by Kraftwerk
Check It Out
- "Let Your Hair Down" by Yvonne Fair
Dedication
- "Hey Jude" by Wilson Pickett
I Hear Music
- "We're a Winner (Live Version)" by Curtis Mayfield
- "I Hear Music in the Streets" by Unlimited Touch
Just a Friend
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
- "(You) Got What I Need" by Freddie Scott
Mudd Foot
- "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
My Man Rich
- "Way Back Home" by The Jazz Crusaders
She's Not Just Another Woman (Monique)
- "Good Old Music" by Funkadelic
- "She's Not Just Another Woman" by 8th Day
Spring Again
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
- "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
- "Now That We Found Love" by Third World
- "Back Together Again" by Roberta Flack
- "Midnight Theme" by Manzel
The Dragon
- "Hard Times" by Baby Huey
Things Get a Little Easier
- "Baby Come Back" by Player
See also
References
- ↑ The Biz Never Sleeps at AllMusic
- ↑ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
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- ↑ Jet. January 15, 1990. Page 62.
