The World's Greatest Entertainer

The World's Greatest Entertainer
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 31, 1988
Recorded1987–1988
GenreHip hop
Length48:08
Label
Producer
Doug E. Fresh chronology
Oh, My God!
(1986)
The World's Greatest Entertainer
(1988)
Doin' What I Gotta Do
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

The World's Greatest Entertainer is the second album released by Doug E. Fresh.[4] It was released in 1988 on Reality Records, a short-lived subsidiary of Fantasy Records, and was produced by Doug E. Fresh, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Ollie Cotton and Carl Ryder. The album gained a fair amount of success, peaking at #88 on the Billboard 200 and #7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and featured the single "Keep Risin' to the Top," which peaked at #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

  1. ^ Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn; Fonseca, Anthony J. (December 1, 2018). Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313357596 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ The World's Greatest Entertainer at AllMusic
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 210.
  4. ^ "The Secret History of Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew's 'The World's Greatest Entertainer'". Okayplayer. May 31, 2018.