Accept Your Own & Be Yourself [Explicit Lyrics]

No I.d. | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Relativity
• ASIN: B000003BXY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,699 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. We Rock Like So

2. Fate or Destiny

3. State to State

4. I'm Thinkin'

5. Mega Live (That's the Joint)

6. Sky's the Limit [Inf Mix]

7. Dreams

8. The Real Weight

9. Jump on It

10. Gem

11. Original Man

12. Pray for the Sinners

13. Sky's the Limit

14. Two Steps Behind

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Most slept on producer/mc album period!, August 25, 2003

By 

K. Reynolds (VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Accept Your Own & Be Yourself (Audio CD)

NO I.D. til this day remains one hip hop's most clever as well as underated producers. He initially gained recognition with his monumental work setting the foundation for a majority of the the production backdrops for Common's first 3 albums. So in 97 NO I.D. along with partner in crime Dug Infinite teamed up and delivered "Accept Your Own & Be Yourself". This album should satisfy even the most critical of hip hop heads. True indeed NO I.D.'s rhymes and punchlines will not make you go and slap your moms, but his rhymes have plenty of strong messages and tons of substance. But you should cop this album for the beats more so than anything. This album should have gained a tad bit more publicity but the now defunct label Relativity wasn't too keen on marketing most of their acts throughout most of the 90's. Standout Tracks include "State to State" w/ Common Sense, "Sky's The Limit", "The Real Weight", and "Fate or Destiny". Amazingly a lot of hip hop purists out there don't even know who NO I.D. is. Don't sleep like so many others did.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OH MAN, these beats are insane!, July 28, 2006

By 

SmokaJ (TORONTO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Accept Your Own & Be Yourself (Audio CD)

NO I.D, the man responsible for the incredible production on Common's classics, "Resurrection" ('94) & "One Day..." ('97) - forges his own path on the criminally slept-on "Accept Your Own & Be Yourself."

First of all THESE BEATS ARE PRIME-CUT, AAA serloin type s**t. NO I.D, definitely kept some of his best material for himself, you couldn't ask for more.

The problem within this album lies in the MC's, NO I.D & his unknown buddy Dug Infinite (who appears on every track).
The first time the world heard NO I.D rhyme was on "Resurrection" on the classic track "In My Own World (Check the Method)." Verdict, he was pretty bland but along side Common he came off dope. That's the problem with this album, Common only appears on the track "State to State," leaving NO I.D to fill the void left by Com with the boring but bearable Dug Infinite. He gets the job done, but NO I.D really should have found a pro.
So what we have here is two medicore (at best) MC's trading rhymes over AMAZING BEATS. To be fair, they try their best - you can hear it in their rhymes, alot of the tracks have socially conscious (a la Common) themes and there's alot smart s**t being said by these two. They have brains and heart, just not much talent.

Bottom Line: Overall, this is a really good album. The beats are really dope and the MC's get the job done. I recommend it and I'm glad I bought it. 4 stars, Peace.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Creative production with 5% ideologies, September 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Accept Your Own & Be Yourself (Audio CD)

No I.D. has already proven his production skills by being Common's DJ, and can credit songs like "i used to love h.e.r." and "resurrection" to his resume. On his debut album, he along with partner Dug Infinite both take the listener on a 15 track odyssey, offering diverse beats with intellectual uplifting rhymes by seasoning tracks with 5% nation of Islam ideologies. My fave tracks on the album are "state to state" (with Common, "the real weight", "pray for the sinners", and dug infinite's mix of "sky's the limit". These tracks are a unique blend of jazz i have not heard on other like hiphop albums. I strongly recommend heads with open minds to scope out this album, cuz i know it is being severely slept on.