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The Body-Hat Syndrome

The Body-Hat Syndrome is the third full-length studio album by American hip hop Digital Underground. It was released on October 5, 1993, via Tommy Boy Records. The album was produced by the D-Flow Production Squad. It peaked at number 79 on the Billboard 200 and number 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Critical reception
The Boston Globe called The Body-Hat Syndrome one of 1993's best hip hop albums. Trouser Press wrote: "Musically, Digital Underground is back at the top of its game, but conceptually the group is sounding the retreat". ==Track listing==
Track listing
;Sample credits • Track 1 sampled "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" performed by Parliament. • Track 3 sampled "Holly Wants to Go to California" performed by Funkadelic. • Track 7 sampled "Colour Me Funky" and "Trombipulation" performed by Parliament. • Track 10 sampled "Computer Love" performed by Zapp. • Track 16 sampled "Funkentelechy" performed by Parliament. • Track 20 sampled "The Freeze" performed by Parliament. ;Notes • Tracks 1, 5, 6, 12, 14, 16 and 17 features Shock G's alter ego Humpty Hump. • Tracks 5, 7 and 20 are omitted from all the cassette versions of the album. • The "Special Italian Vinyl Version" of the album, which is the only LP version containing the original picture sleeve and comic insert. ==Personnel==
Personnel
• Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs — vocals, keyboards, turntables, programming, producer, arranger, art direction, illustrations, layout • Ronald "Money-B" Brooks — vocals • Reggie "Saafir" Gibson — vocals • Cleveland "Clee" Askew — vocals • Tupac "2Pac" Shakur — vocals (track 9) • Michael "Dirty-Red" Boston — vocals (track 18) • Earl "Schmoovy-Schmoov" Cook — vocals (track 20) • David "DJ Fuze" Elliot — keyboards, turntables, programming • Jeremy "Jay-Z" Jackson — additional vocals, keyboards, turntables, programming • Ramone "Pee-Wee" Gooden — additional vocals • Descaro "Mack Mone" Moore — additional vocals • Shirley "Shassiah" Tabor — additional vocals • Ronald "Omar" Everett — additional vocals • Toby "T-Love" Holton — additional vocals • Ronvell Sharper — additional vocals • Gwen Everett — additional vocals • Kim Morgan — additional vocals • Michael Hampton — lead guitar (track 9) • Mark "Mark Sexx" Skeete — additional vocals • Shawn "The Shah" Trone — additional vocals • Gary "Mudbone" Cooper — additional vocals • Garry Shider — additional vocals • D-Love — additional vocals • O.B. — additional vocals • Michael Denten — recording & mixing • Darrin Harris — recording & mixing • Steve Counter — recording & mixing • Mark Slagle — recording & mixing • Matt Kelley — recording & mixing • Bob Morse — recording & mixing • Renwick Smith Curry — engineering • Malcolm Sherwood — engineering • Jeff Gray — engineering • Ken Lee — mastering • Erwin Gorostiza — art direction, layout • Mark Weinberg — design ==Charts==
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