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1991 EP by Digital Underground
This Is an EP Release is the first
extended play by American hip hop group
Digital Underground . It was released on January 15, 1991 through TNT Recordings and
Tommy Boy Records . Production was handled by Digital Underground themselves. The EP peaked at number 29 on the
Billboard 200 and number 7 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It was certified gold on March 18, 1991 by the
Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 units.
It's single "
Same Song " made it to number 61 on the
Radio Songs and number 15 on the
Dance Club Songs charts in the United States. Both "Same Song" and "Tie the Knot" off of the EP were included in the soundtrack to 1991
comedy horror film
Valkenvania . The album marks the expansion of the group with the debuts of
2Pac and Big Money Odis.
A music video for "Same Song" uses new footage from cast members from the film Nothing but Trouble , as well as clips from the film.
Dan Aykroyd appears portraying a Scottish bagpipe artist, as well as a Los Angeles gang member, 2Pac portrayed an African king, while
Dr. Dre and
Eazy-E make
cameo appearances . "Tie the Knot" contained jazz-influenced piano tracks and a comedic interpretation of "
Bridal Chorus ".
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "
Same Song " 6:29 2. "Tie the Knot" Jacobs 3:13 3. "The Way We Swing" (Remix) 4:58 4. "Nuttin' Nis Funky" 9:41 5. "Packet Man" (Worth a Packet Remix) 4:58 6. "Arguin' On the Funk" 3:50 Total length: 33:09
Sample credits
Track 1 contains a sample taken from "Theme to the Black Hole" by
Parliament .
Track 2 is based on copyrighted adaptation of
Lohengrin ' s "the Wedding March".
Track 5 contains samples from the song "Foreplay" by
Fred Wesley and
The Horny Horns .
Notes
Shock G appears as his alter ego Humpty Hump on all songs, except track 3, on which he appears as MC Blowfish.
Personnel
Gregory "
Shock G " Jacobs — vocals,
organ solo &
synthesizer (track 1) , acoustic piano & drum programming (track 2) , sample arrangements (tracks: 1, 3) , producer
Ronald "
Money-B " Brooks — vocals (tracks: 1-3, 6) , producer
Tupac "
2Pac " Shakur — vocals (tracks: 1, 3)
Earl "Schmoovy-Schmoov" Cook — vocals (tracks: 1, 4)
Kent Racker — vocals (track 2)
"Bigg Money Odis" Brackens III — vocals (track 4)
David "
DJ Fuze " Elliot —
turntables (tracks: 4, 6), producer
Christopher John "
CJ " Mackintosh — re-mixing (track 5)
Atron Gregory — executive producer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^ Cook, Stephen.
"This Is an EP Release - Digital Underground | Album |" .
AllMusic . Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
^
Christgau, Robert (2000).
"CG: Digital Underground" .
Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s .
St. Martin's Press .
ISBN
0-312-24560-2 . Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via www.robertchristgau.com.
^ Bernard, James (March 8, 1991).
"This Is an E.P. Release" .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
^ Hunt, Dennis (March 3, 1991).
"In Brief:" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
^ Wallace, Emanuel (July 28, 2009).
"Digital Underground :: This Is An EP Release :: Tommy Boy Records" . www.rapreviews.com .
Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
^
"Digital Underground Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^
"Digital Underground Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991" . Billboard . Retrieved November 1, 2021 .
^
"American album certifications – Digital Underground – This Is An EP Release" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
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