The Body-Hat Syndrome

The Body-Hat Syndrome
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)
Recorded1993
GenreWest Coast hip hop
Length1:14:47
LabelTommy Boy
ProducerD-Flow Production Squad
Digital Underground chronology
Sons of the P
(1991)
The Body-Hat Syndrome
(1993)
Future Rhythm
(1996)
Singles from The Body-Hat Syndrome
  1. "The Return of the Crazy One"
    Released: September 21, 1993
  2. "Wussup Wit the Luv"
    Released: February 20, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7/10[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The Body-Hat Syndrome is the third full-length studio album by American hip hop Digital Underground.[5][6] It was released on October 5, 1993 via Tommy Boy Records. Production was handled by Digital Underground inner production team, the D-Flow Production Squad. The album peaked at number 79 on the Billboard 200 and number 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

The album saw rappers Saafir and Clee were added to the line-up. The opening song, "The Return of the Crazy One", which sampled Parliament's "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)", was released on September 21, 1993 as the lead single before the album's release, and peaked at number 77 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album's second single, an anti-racism cultural awareness politico called "Wussup Wit the Luv", which features a guitar solo from the Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton and a verse from 2Pac, made it to number 99 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Music videos were released for both of the album's singles. This was the last time 2Pac appeared on any Digital Underground release. The album also contains "The Humpty Dance Awards", the group's humorous shout-out to the many artists who sampled "The Humpty Dance" before 1993. Since then the list has grown to over 50 artists.

  1. ^ Hanson, Amy. "Digital Underground - The Body-Hat Syndrome Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (July 9, 2019). "Digital Underground :: The Body-Hat Syndrome – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Consumer Guide '90s: D". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books, Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-87930-629-8 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ Woodstra, Chris; Bush, John; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2008). Old School Rap and Hip-hop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879309169 – via Google Books.