Bad as I Wanna B

Bad as I Wanna B
Studio album by
MC Lyte
ReleasedAugust 27, 1996 (1996-08-27)
Recorded1995–1996
GenreHip hop
Length39:54
LabelEast West America/Elektra Records
61781
ProducerJermaine Dupri, Rashad Smith, Carl-So-Lowe, R. Kelly, Goldenboy (K-Cut), Darrell "Delite" Allamby
MC Lyte chronology
Ain't No Other
(1993) 		Bad as I Wanna B
(1996) 		Badder Than B-Fore
(1997)
Singles from Bad As I Wanna B
  1. "Keep On Keepin' On"
    Released: March 13, 1996
  2. "Everyday"
    Released: September 1996
  3. "Cold Rock a Party"
    Released: November 12, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cash Box(favorable)[2]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Bad as I Wanna B is the fifth album released by American rapper MC Lyte.[6] It was released on August 27, 1996, for EastWest Records and was produced by Jermaine Dupri, Rashad Smith, Carl-So-Lowe, R. Kelly, Goldenboy (K-Cut), MC Lyte and Nat Robinson.

Bad as I Wanna B peaked at No. 59 on the Billboard 200, the MC Lyte's highest position on this chart, and No. 11 on the Top R&B Albums chart. In Germany, the album reached No. 95 on the Offizielle Top 100, becoming MC Lyte's first studio album to chart outside of the United States.

The album featured two charting singles, "Keep On, Keepin' On," which reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 27 on the UK Singles Chart, and "Cold Rock a Party," which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart. Both singles were certified Gold by the RIAA.

  1. ^ "Bad as I Wanna B - MC Lyte | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Miro, Peter (September 14, 1996). "Urban" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 11. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: MC Lyte". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (January 9, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "MC Lyte". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 526. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ McCann, Bob (December 21, 2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 9780786458042 – via Google Books.