2 Hype | ||||
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Studio album by Kid 'n Play | ||||
Released | October 25, 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987-1988 | |||
Genre | Golden age hip hop, new jack swing | |||
Length | 43:37 | |||
Label | Select Records | |||
Producer |
Hurby Luv Bug The Invincibles |
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Allmusic |
2 Hype is the debut album by rap duo, Kid 'n Play. The album was released in 1988 for Select Records, distributed by Landmark Distributors owned by Jeffrey Collins, and was produced by Hurby Luv Bug and The Invincibles.
2 Hype was a success for the duo, reaching #96 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and being certified Gold by the RIAA. Three singles found success on the Hot Rap Singles chart, "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play" (#2), "2 Hype" (#19) and "Gittin' Funky" (#24). In 2008, "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play" was ranked number 63 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
Do This My Way
Gittin' Funky
Last Night
Rollin' With Kid 'N Play
Undercover
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