Schoolly D (album)

Schoolly D
Studio album by
Released1985, 1990
Recorded1985
Genre
Length38:04
LabelSchoolly D Records
Rhythm King Records (UK)
Jive/RCA Records
1338-J
ProducerSchoolly D
DJ Code Money
Schoolly D chronology
Schoolly D
(1985)
Saturday Night! – The Album
(1986)

Schoolly D is the debut album by rapper Schoolly D. The album was released on Schoolly D Records in 1985 and in 1990 on Jive Records, and was produced by Schoolly D and DJ Code Money. It features three singles: "Put Your Filas On", "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" and "Gucci Time".

The album cover featured drawings of a b-boy set against a yellow background. The speech bubbles used proxies for swear words, such as "sheet" and "flucking".

"Gucci Time" was sampled in E-40's song "Stilettos & Jeans" featuring Bobby V, taken from his 2010 album Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift.

The album is considered to be the predecessor of gangster rap and a major influence on the first albums of Ice-T and Public Enemy as well as an influence and sample source for Beastie Boys and countless others.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Hip-Hop Gem: Ice-T's "6 in the Mornin'" Was Inspired By Schoolly D's "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" – Stop The Breaks - Independent Music Grind". www.stopthebreaks.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ^ "It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back–Public Enemy (1988) Vibe". www.vibe.com. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ "The Punk History Behind the Beastie Boys' First Album, 'Licensed to Ill'". The New York Observer. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.