Release the Pressure (album)

Release the Pressure
Studio album by
Released1990
Recorded1990
GenreHip hop
Length49:49
LabelNastymix
ProducerEugenius, Womack
Criminal Nation chronology
Release the Pressure
(1990)
Trouble in the Hood
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Release the Pressure is the debut album by the American rap group Criminal Nation.[2][3] It was released in 1990 for Nastymix Records and was produced by the group's producers, Eugenius and Womack. The album peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard charts' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and also featured the hit single "Insane", which made it to No. 17 on the Hot Rap Singles. The video for another single, "Black Power Nation", gained some airplay.

  1. ^ "Release the Pressure Criminal Nation". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ Abe, Daudi (2020). Emerald Street: A History of Hip Hop in Seattle. University of Washington Press. p. 65.
  3. ^ Penn, Roberta (June 7, 1991). "Criminal Nation, which sprang up in Tacoma's...". What's Happening. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. 1.