Psychoanalysis (What Is It?)

by Prince Paul

Psychoanalysis (What Is It?) cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 June 1996
  • Label: WordSound
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 58:50
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as the legendary producer's first official solo outing, the project is structured as a deeply bizarre, comedic exploration of psychiatric therapy. The instrumental-heavy record showcases his unparalleled, eclectic sampling style and offbeat humor, entirely detached from mainstream rap expectations.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, satirical, rap, skit, experimental, theatrical

Tracklist

  1. Why Must You Hate Me? (2:10)
  2. Beautiful Night - Manic Psychopath (4:24)
  3. Open Your Mouth (Hypothalamus) (0:54)
  4. Introduction to Psychoanalysis (Schizophrenia) (1:52)
  5. You Made Me (A.K.C.) (4:44)
  6. Vexual Healing (Vacillation) (3:24)
  7. To Get A Gun (1:09)
  8. J.O.B. - Das What Dey Is! (3:42)
  9. World's a Stage (3:19)
  10. Booty Clap (3:57)
  11. Drinks (3:30)
  12. Dime Pieces (4:14)
  13. In Your Mind (3:19)
  14. 2 B Blunt (3:51)
  15. Psycho Lingusitics (1:35)
  16. That's Entertainment (3:40)
  17. Outroduction to Diagnosis (4:39)
  18. Beautiful Night (Manic Psychopath) - Dan the Automator Remix (4:17)

Credits

  • The Flipper - vocals [additional patient vocals]
  • Therapists - vocals [additional patient vocals]
  • Del Rio - vocals [additional patient vocals]
  • The Squid - vocals [additional patient vocals]
  • Man Scientist - vocals [additional patient vocals]
  • Scully B - vocals [additional patient vocals]
  • The Mic - vocals [additional patient vocals]
  • Omega Man - vocals [additional patient vocals]

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