Spice 1 (album)

Entertainment Weekly (7/24/92, p. 60) - "...Spice 1's lyrics are clever enough to make you forget you've heard it all before...his tales unfold with the drama of short stories..." AllMusic - "...His style, an appropriate mix of irony, disdain, acceptance and confusion, never succumbs to the situation or seeks to justify or downplay the sense of impending doom." The album was included in The Sources 100 greatest hip hop albums. == Track listing ==

Welcome to the Ghetto • "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" by Marvin Gaye • "No One's Gonna Love You" by the S.O.S. Band 187 Pure • "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James City Streets • "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" by the Dramatics F***ed in the Game • "Make Me Believe in You" by Curtis Mayfield In My Neighborhood • "Reach for It" by George Duke Money Gone • "Time for a Change" by Mel Brown Money or Murder • "Joy by Isaac Hayes Peace to My Nine • "One Nation Under a Groove" by Funkadelic Young N**** • "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" by Parliament • "Us" by Ice Cube Note: The sample credits contain a disclaimer from George Clinton disparaging the lyrical content of the song, yet stating the sample was allowed due to the message of music as a free agent of change inherent in "Mothership Connection." This type of note was uncommon for most artists who were sampling. == Charts ==

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