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The D.O.C. & The Doctor

No One Can Do It Better
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Studio album by The D.O.C.
Released August 1, 1989 (1989-08-01)
Recorded 1989
Studio Audio Achievements, Torrance, California
Genre West Coast hip hop
Length 48:25
Label Ruthless, Atco, Atlantic
Producer Eazy-E (exec.), Dr. Dre
The D.O.C. chronology
No One Can Do It Better
(1989)
Helter Skelter
(1996)Helter Skelter1996
Singles from No One Can Do It Better
  1. "It's Funky Enough"
    Released: June 16, 1989
  2. "The D.O.C. & The Doctor"
    Released: October 5, 1989
  3. "The Formula"
    Released: 1989
  4. "Mind Blowin’"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 5/5 stars
Robert Christgau B
Q 3/5 stars
RapReviews 10/10
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 4/5 stars
The Source 5/5 stars
Sputnikmusic 3/5

No One Can Do It Better is the debut studio album by The D.O.C., which was released on August 1, 1989. It reached number-one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for two weeks, while peaking in the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA three months after it was released, and Platinum on April 21, 1994. This was the only solo album The D.O.C. was able to record before a car accident resulted in crushing his larynx; in recent years, however, he has been undergoing vocal surgery. He would not release another album until 7 years later, with Helter Skelter (1996).

Idolizing East Coast acts such as Run-D.M.C. and Public Enemy, The D.O.C. always showed more of a lyrical style, not talking about guns, drugs and violence. The album received a Parental Advisory sticker because of the final track on the album ("The Grand Finalé"). Most of the songs were influenced and sampled from funk artists such as Marvin Gaye, Parliament, and Funkadelic, but one track in particular was influenced by other genres, "Beautiful But Deadly", a rock-hip hop track, influenced by Run-D.M.C. with a heavy guitar riff throughout the song (it borrows from Funkadelic's Cosmic Slop).

All five then-current members of N.W.A contributed to this album. Beats were produced by Dr. Dre, with Eazy-E being the executive producer. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren and Eazy all provide vocals for "The Grand Finalé", while Ren also provides vocals for "Comm. 2". Yella performs on "Comm. Blues", "Comm. 2" and "The Grand Finalé" as a drummer.


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