| "Cappucino" | ||||
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| Single by MC Lyte | ||||
| from the album Eyes on This | ||||
| B-side | "Not Wit' A Dealer" (Chuck D & Terminator X Remix) | |||
| Released | August 2, 1990[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Marley Marl's House of Hits | |||
| Venue | New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
| Length | 5:24 | |||
| Label | First Priority, Atlantic Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lana Moorer, Marlon Williams[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Marley Marl (original LP version), Ivan 'Doc' Rodriguez (single remix) | |||
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| "Cappucino" on YouTube | ||||
Cappucino is the third and final single from MC Lyte's album Eyes on This. It was published on August 2, 1990.[1] In its single version it is a remix by Ivan "Doc" Rodríguez of the original version of the album produced by Marley Marl.[3]
In this song MC Lyte seeks to warn about violence around drugs and addictions.[4][5] In October 1990 it peaked No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles, being her third consecutive single in the top 10 of that chart.[6]
"Cappucino" was listed in the Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (2005) by Bruce Pollock.[7]
- ^ a b "MC Lyte - Cappucino [Vinyl Single] (12 inch Vinyl Single - Atlantic #96454)". AllMusic.
- ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "iDoc , the Story of Ivan 'Doc' Rodriguez". Impose. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "Eyes on This - MC Lyte - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "MC Lyte's 'Eyes On This' Turns 30: Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. October 2, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "MC Lyte - US Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Pollock, Bruce (2005). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (second ed.). Routledge. ISBN 0-415-97073-3.