Looks Like a Job For...

Looks Like a Job For...
Studio album by Big Daddy Kane
Released May 25, 1993
Recorded 1992–1993
Genre Hip hop
Length 49:05
Label Cold Chillin’/Reprise/Warner Bros.
45128
Producer Big Daddy Kane
Trackmasters
DJ Clash
Robert Brown
Easy Mo Bee
Cool V
Large Professor
Mister Cee
Spark Boogie
Big Daddy Kane chronology
Prince of Darkness
(1991)
Looks Like a Job For...
(1993)
Daddy's Home
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
The Source[4]

Looks Like a Job For... is the fifth album by emcee Big Daddy Kane, released in 1993 on Cold Chillin' Records.

After the commercial failure of his 1991 album Prince of Darkness, Kane was able to regain his past acclaim, with an album that was considered as a return to his past greatness. Unlike his past albums, Kane involved a large number of outside producers for the project, including future production stars the Trackmasters, Easy Mo Bee, and Large Professor.

Looks Like a Job For... featured Kane's first Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Very Special," as well as the underground hip-hop hit "How U Get a Record Deal?" and a remix of the track "’Nuff Respect," which was originally from the soundtrack of the film Juice.

Album guests include Kane's brother Little Daddy Shane, Kane's backup dancers Scoob & Scrap Lover, and Spinderella of Salt-N-Pepa.

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Looks Like a Job for..."  Trackmasters 3:56
2. "How U Get a Record Deal?"  Trackmasters 3:56
3. "Chocolate City" (featuring Mister Cee, Scoob Lover, Scrap Lover and Lil Daddy Shane)Trackmasters, DJ Clash, Robert Brown 3:01
4. "Prelude"  Big Daddy Kane 0:55
5. "The Beef Is On"  Big Daddy Kane 3:23
6. "Stop Shammin'"  Easy Mo Bee 3:56
7. "Brother Man, Brother Man" (featuring Lil Daddy Shane)Cool V 3:06
8. "Rest In Peace"  Easy Mo Bee 4:15
9. "Very Special" (featuring Spinderella, Laree Williams and Karen Anderson)Big Daddy Kane 5:03
10. "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap" (featuring Scoob Lover and Scrap Lover)Easy Mo Bee 4:24
11. "Niggaz Never Learn"  Large Professor 3:06
12. "Give It to Me"  Mister Cee, Spark Boogie 3:38
13. "'Nuff Respect" (Remix)Easy Mo Bee (original produced by Hank Shocklee, Gary G-Wiz) 3:15
14. "Finale"  Big Daddy Kane 3:10

Samples

Album singles

Single information
"How U Get a Record Deal?"
  • Released: April 15, 1993
  • B-Side: "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap"
"Very Special"
  • Released: August 26, 1993
  • B-Side: "Stop Shammin'"

Album chart positions

Year Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1993 52 9

Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Rhythmic Top 40
1993 "How U Get a Record Deal?" - 86 7 22 -
"Very Special" 31 23 9 24 6

References

  1. Bush, John (1993-05-25). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  2. James Bernard (1993-05-28). "Looks Like a Job For... Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  3. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition - Nathan Brackett - Google Boeken. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  4. July 1993 ussue of The Source Magazine
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