Am I Black Enough Fo

Schoolly D | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jive
• ASIN: B0000004VT
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,626 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #69 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Old School

Track Listings

1. Gangster Boogie

2. It's Like Dope

3. D. Is For

4. Black Is...

5. Gucci Again

6. Pussy Ain't Nothin'

7. Black Attack

8. Who's Schoolin' Who?

9. Mama Feelgood

10. Get off Your Ass and Get Involved

11. Education of a Black Man

12. Black Education

13. Livin' in the Jungle

14. Black Jesus

15. Super Nigger

16. Am I Black Enough for You

17. Don't Call Me Nigger

18. Black Power

19. Godfather of Funk

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best there is, the best there was, the best there ever w, September 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Am I Black Enough Fo (Audio CD)

This by far has to be one of the best rap cd's from the 80's. As a matter of fact it is one of the best rap cd's even to this day, compared to what the 90's has to offer. The first time I heard a song from Schoollt D was while I was watching the movie THE KING OF NEW YORK. It stared Christopher Walken, Larry Fishburne, Wesley Snipes, David Caruso and minor parts with by Steve Buscemi. The movie is "AWESOME" the song "Am I Black Enough For You" is the one that is used durning the climax sceen in the movie. After hereing that sond I had to hear what else the artist of the song offered. Which lead me to Schoolly D and his album "AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU". The album is amazing there is not a single song on it that makes you want to skip to the next. In my time I have only come accross 3 other albums that I actually like every song on the album. Hope you will enjoy it as much as I have.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SCHOOLLY'S THIRD BEST DISC IN YO FACE!, February 16, 1999

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"billyrapids" (MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Am I Black Enough Fo (Audio CD)

ILLADEPHIA'S SCHOOLLY D WAS THE ONE WHO PUT GANGSTA IN GANGSTA RAP BACK IN 1985 WITH JAMS LIKE "PSK (WHAT DOES IT MEAN)","GUCCI TIME","SATURDAY NIGHT","PARKSIDE 5-2" AND "HOUSING THE JOINT",WEED SMOKIN' AND PIMPIN' THE HOES LONG BEFORE CYPRESS HILL AND TOO SHORT GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL,SCHOOLLY D. DID IT HIS WAY OR NO WAY AT ALL. "AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU" POSES A DIFFERENT BUT RIGHTEOUS SIDE OF SCHOOLLY. "LIVING IN A JUNGLE" THE FIRST SINGLE SETS THE PACE FOR THE LISTENER TO FEEL SCHOOLLY'S PAIN AS A BLACK MAN AND HAVIN' TO PROVE HE IS INDEED,BLACK. MORE SAMPLES THAN EVER,THIS WON'T ONLY MAKE YOU THINK,IT WILL MAKE YOU DANCE RAPIDLY WHILE THINKING.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Jesus was a colored guy. Get over it., September 10, 2004

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Ed Stokes "another paid shill" (Philadelphia, PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Am I Black Enough Fo (Audio CD)

Schoolly's 4th album seemed to get more exposure than his first 3, and is distinguished by early use of extremely long, largely unaccompanied, samples of well-known material -- not that this hadn't happened at all before, but Schoolly's pushing the envelope here. (His next album "How A Black Man Feels" has pages of legal clearance info on the samples -- perhaps there was trouble.) It's a neat demonstration of the DJ's art, and if long samples don't irritate you (or if you've never heard Hendrix, Richard Pryor & many others before), it's okay.

As a rap album, it's just okay.

After "Smoke Some Kill" (1988), Schoolly's self-hyped Bad Negro image had become clowny. On this album he wants to be taken a bit more seriously, adding a bit of black power & drugs-f***-you-up-kidz social responsiblity. These insights aren't deep, but they seem like sincere expressions of home truths for the rap-as-CNN youth audience. For me, the white rock n roller, Schoolly was a lot more credible (and effective) insulting white rock n rollers. Rhythmicly the album is catchy but not compelling.

Good, but not something I'd trot out to impress the neophite.

Hear these first:

* The Last Poets first two albums, recently reissued, are an unrelenting and deeply felt expression of sentiments Schoolly touches upon here, and they make Schoolly sound kid-safe by comparison.

* Schoolly's self-titled debut album, dearly needing re-issue