Blood, Sweat & No Tears

by Stetsasonic

Blood, Sweat & No Tears cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 July 1991
  • Label: Tommy Boy
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:09:09
  • Community rating: 3.2/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: The News Dissector, Chris Irwin, Bobby Simmons, instruments, Daddy-O, Prince Paul, Wise, James Simmons Jr., DBC, Alvin Mooney

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The final studio album from the Brooklyn-based hip-hop band, 'Blood, Sweat & No Tears' showcases their pioneering live instrumentation approach. Despite a slightly delayed release, the record maintains their positive, Afrocentric lyrical focus while navigating the increasingly sample-heavy production landscape of the early 90s.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, rap, conscious, old-school, sampling, live

Tracklist

  1. The Hip Hop Band - Interlude (2:29)
  2. No B.S. Allowed (4:30)
  3. Uda Man (5:02)
  4. Speaking Of A Girl Named Suzy (5:25)
  5. Gyrlz (5:34)
  6. Blood, Sweat & No Tears (2:47)
  7. So Let The Fun Begin (4:53)
  8. Go Brooklyn 3 (3:54)
  9. Walkin In The Rain (5:45)
  10. Don't Let Your Mouth Write A Check That Your Ass Can't Cash (5:24)
  11. Ghetto Is The World (5:54)
  12. Your Mother Has Green Teeth (2:15)
  13. You Still Smokin' That Shit (0:46)
  14. Heaven Help The M.F.'s (4:38)
  15. Took Place In East New York (2:36)
  16. Paul's A Sucker - Interlude (3:58)
  17. Free South Africa - Norman Cook Remix (3:11)

Credits

  • Classic Concepts - artwork [business visuals by]
  • MC Delite - band, sleeve notes
  • Danny Tisdale - illustration [cover illustration]
  • Kool & The Gang - performer [sample]
  • Glenn Bolton - written-by
  • Leonardo Roman - written-by
  • Marvin Shahid Wright - written-by
  • James Brown - performer [sample]

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