Super Bad (Terminator X album)

Super Bad
Studio album by
Terminator X & The Godfathers Of Threatt
ReleasedJune 21, 1994
Recorded1993–1994
GenrePolitical Rap
Hardcore rap
Length58:41
LabelP.R.O. Division/RAL/PolyGram Records
ProducerRussell Simmons (exec.)
Terminator X
Kool DJ Herc
Grandmaster Flash
Terminator X & The Godfathers Of Threatt chronology
Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets
(1991) 		Super Bad
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Super Bad is the second solo album by DJ Terminator X.[5][6] The album was released on June 21, 1994, on Def Jam Recordings sub-label RAL and was produced by Terminator X, Kool DJ Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and Russell Simmons. The album was only a minor success, making it to #189 on the Billboard 200 and #38 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released, "Under the Sun" and "It All Comes Down to the Money," the latter of which made it to #26 on the Hot Rap Singles. "It All Comes Down to the Money" was released in 1993.

Production

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Super Bad features guest appearances from many hip hop musicians, including Ice Cube, Chuck D, Ice-T, Whodini, Grandmaster Flash, Kool DJ Herc, Cold Crush Brothers, The Fantastic Five, and Jam Master Jay.[7]

Critical reception

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Vibe wrote that "although much of Super Bad is fueled by spare beats--slinky keyboards here, the signature PE siren loops there, scratching and drum machine effects everywhere--Terminator X makes good on his tip-off proclamation 'I speak with my hands.'"[8] Billboard praised "Under the Sun," calling it "an intelligent vibe, fueled by some of the spaciest grooves since Parliament."[9] Trouser Press wrote: "Tripping from Jamaica to the Bronx and back, the diverse album is kinetic, jazzy, soulful, cinematic and absurdly entertaining."[10]

Track listing

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  1. "Terminator's Back" feat. Kool DJ Herc – 1:47
  2. "Kidds From the Terror" feat. Punk Barbarians – 2:55
  3. "Godfather Promo" – 0:09
  4. "Sticka" feat. Chuck D, Ice Cube, Ice-T, MC Lyte & Punk Barbarians – 3:58
  5. "Money Promo" – 0:26
  6. "It All Comes Down to the Money" feat. Whodini – 5:28
  7. "Thumpin's Goin On Rogers" feat. Kool DJ Herc – 1:25
  8. "Krunch Time" – 3:06
  9. "G'Damn Datt DJ Made My Day" feat. Grandmaster Flash – 2:14
  10. "Stylewild '94" feat. Cold Crush Brothers & The Fantastic Five – 5:59
  11. "Funky Piano" – 0:54
  12. "A Side Final Promo" – 0:24
  13. "Make Room for Thunder" feat. Kool DJ Herc – 2:29
  14. "Scary-Us" feat. Flatlinerz – 3:41
  15. "Learn That Poem" – 0:41
  16. "Under the Sun" feat. Joe Sinistr – 3:45
  17. "1994 Street Muthafukkas Gong Show" 3:52
  18. "Don't Even Go There" feat. Bonnie 'N' Clyde – 3:53
  19. "Herc Yardman Word" – 0:54
  20. "Mashitup" feat. Prince Collin – 3:42
  21. "Say My Brother" – 0:07
  22. "Put Cha Thang Down" – 5:16
  23. "Herc's Message" feat. Kool DJ Herc – 1:25

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 189
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums 38

Singles

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It All Comes Down to the Money
Chart Peak
position
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 12
Hot R&B Singles 72
Hot Rap Singles 26
Under the Sun
Chart Peak
position
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 44

References

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  1. ^ "Super Bad - Terminator X & the Godfathers of Threatt | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 94.
  3. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 904.
  4. ^ Evans, Paul (September 8, 1994). "Rollin' & tumblin'". Rolling Stone. No. 690. p. 78.
  5. ^ "Terminator X | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Myrie, Russell (September 25, 2009). Don't Rhyme For The Sake of Riddlin'. Canongate Books. ISBN 9781847676115 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Former Public Enemy DJ Terminator X Returns With New Album". HipHopDX. December 6, 2010.
  8. ^ "Revolutions". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. April 25, 1994 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Single Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 9, 1994 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Public Enemy". Trouser Press. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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