Ain't a Damn Thing Changed

For the album by WC and the Maad Circle, see Ain't a Damn Thang Changed.

Ain't a Damn Thing Changed
File:Ain't a Damn Thing Changed.jpg Studio album by Nice & Smooth
Released	September 17, 1991
Recorded	August 1990 - February 1991
Studio	Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York) Power Play Studios (Long Island, New York)
Genre	East Coast hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Golden age hip hop, Conscious hip hop
Length	41:15
Label	Rush Associated Labels / Columbia Records
Producer	Greg Nice, Smooth B, Louie Vega

Ain't a Damn Thing Changed is the second studio album by American Hip hop duo Nice & Smooth. It was released in September 17, 1991 through Rush Associated Labels and Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place at Unique Recording Studios and Power Play Studios in New York City from August 1990 to February 1991. Production was handled primarily by Greg Nice and Smooth Bee themselves, with the exception of one track produced by Louie Vega. It features guest appearances by Pure Blend, Kisha Black, The Black Flames, Preacher Earl, Mellow-T, Bas Blasta, Guru (of Gang Starr) and Asu.

The album debuted at #141 on the Billboard 200 and #29 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Ain't a Damn Thing Changed spawned the four singles: "Hip Hop Junkies", "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow", "Cake & Eat It Too" and "How to Flow".

Track listing

1. "Harmonize" - 3:33
2. "Cake & Eat It Too" - 3:48
3. "Down the Line" (feat. Preacher Earl, Mellow-T, Bas Blasta, Asu & Guru) - 4:17
4. "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" - 2:52
5. "Paranoia" - 4:46
6. "Sex, Sex, Sex" - 3:40
7. "Billy-Gene" - 1:06
8. "How to Flow" (feat. Pure Blend) - 4:25
9. "Hip Hop Junkies" (feat. Pure Blend) - 3:29
10. "One, Two and One Makes Three" - 3:24
11. "Pump It Up" - 2:43
12. "Step by Step" (feat. Kisha Black & The Black Flames) - 3:19

Samples

Harmonize

• "Tramp" by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas
• "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy
• "Woman to Woman" by Joe Cocker

Down the Line

• "Ashley's Roachclip" by The Soul Searchers
• "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
• "A Night in Tunisia" by Charlie Parker and Miles Davis
• "Krush Groovin'" by The Krush Groove All-Stars

Sometimes I Rhyme Slow

• "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman
• "You’re Getting a Little Too Smart" by The Detroit Emeralds
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss

Sex, Sex, Sex

• "Funky President (People Its Bad)" by James Brown
• "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic

Billy-Gene

• "The Symphony" by Marley Marl feat. Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane

How to Flow

• "New Generation" by The Classical Two
• "Mind Blowing Decisions" by Heatwave
• "Give the Drummer Some" by Ultramagnetic MC's
• "Let 'Em In" by Wings
• "Woman to Woman" by Joe Cocker

Hip Hop Junkies

• "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family

One, Two and One More Makes Three

• "Last Night Changed It All (I Really Had a Ball)" by Esther Williams
• "Grazing in the Grass" by Hugh Masekela
• "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow
• "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
• "Big Water Bed" by Monk Higgins and the Specialities
• "Son of Public Enemy (Flavor Whop Version)" by Public Enemy

Pump It Up

• "The Tracks of My Tears" by Gladys Knight & the Pips
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
• "Who's Making Love" by Lou Donaldson
• "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside
• "Soulful Strut" by Young-Holt Unlimited
• "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones

Step by Step

• "The Streetbeater (Theme From Sanford and Son)" by Quincy Jones
• "Soul Pride" by James Brown