Straight Up Sewaside

Straight Up Sewaside
Studio album by Das EFX
Released	November 16, 1993
Recorded	September 1992-May 1993 North Shore Soundworks (Long Island, New York)
Genre	East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length	43:53
Label	EastWest
Producer	PMD (exec.) Solid Scheme Charlie Marotta Das EFX
Das EFX chronology
Dead Serious (1992) Straight Up Sewaside (1993) Hold It Down (1995) Singles from Straight Up Sewaside "Freakit" Released: 1993 "Baknaffek" Released: March 3, 1994[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Straight Up Sewaside is the second album by the hip hop duo Das EFX. The album reached #20 on the Billboard 200 and is now out of print.

Track listing

• All tracks produced by Solid Scheme, except where noted

#	Title	Songwriters	Length
1	"Intro"	*Interlude*	0:38
2	"Undaground Rappa"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch, J. Brown	4:01
3	"Gimme Dat Micraphone" (Produced by Charlie Marotta)	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Marotta, Kool & the Gang	3:16
4	"Check It Out"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	3:55
5	"Interlude"	*Interlude*	0:30
6	"Freakit"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	3:18
7	"Rappaz"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch, J. Brown	4:22
8	"Interview"	*Interlude*	1:29
9	"Baknaffek"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	3:33
10	"Kaught In Da Ak"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch, A. Horovitz, R. Rubin	4:51
11	"Wontu"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	2:55
12	"Krazy Wit Da Books"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch, D. McDaniels, H. David, B. Bacharach, R. Simmons	3:57
13	"It'z Lik Dat"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	3:30
14	"Host Wit Da Most [Rappaz Remix]"	A. Weston, W. Hines	3:32

Samples

• "Undaground Rappa"
  • "Soul Power" and "The Boss" by James Brown
  • "Time 4 Sum Aksion" by Redman
  • "Dums Dums" by Das EFX
  • "Ya Wish Ya Could" by Special Ed
• "Gimme Dat Micraphone"
  • "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
  • "So Wat Cha Sayin'" by EPMD
• "Check It Out"
  • "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
  • "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
  • "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" by Run-DMC
• "Freakit"
  • "Never Let 'Em Say" by Ballin' Jack
  • "UFO" by ESG
  • "Long Red" by Mountain
  • "The Bridge" by MC Shan
• "Rappaz"
  • "I'm Singin'" by Biz Markie
• "Baknaffek"
  • "People" by Graham Central Station
  • "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren
  • "Cummin' at Cha" by EPMD
• "Kaught In Da Ak"
  • "Pollywanacracka" by Public Enemy
  • "Paul Revere" by Beastie Boys
• "Wontu"
  • "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane
  • "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim
• "Krazy Wit Da Books"
  • "Walk On By" by Gloria Gaynor
  • "They Want EFX" by Das EFX
  • "Rap Is Outta Control" by EPMD
  • "Ooh, Watcha Gonna Do" by Run-D.M.C.
• "It's Lik Dat"
  • "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane
  • "Parrrty" by Maceo & the Macks
• "Host Wit Da Most (Rappaz Remix)"
  • "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
  • "Superman Lover" by Johnny Guitar Watson

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1993	Straight Up Sewaside	#20	#6

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
1993	"Freakit"	#43	#24	#6	#1
1994	"Baknaffek"	-	#98	#44	#31

References

1. "Amazon.com: Das Efx: Baknaffek [Vinyl]: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r191423