Are U Xperienced?

Are U Xperienced?
File:Are U Experienced.jpg Studio album by Yomo & Maulkie
Released	September 17, 1990
Recorded	July 1990 - April 1991
Studio	Audio Achievements (Torrance, California)
Genre	West Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, Conscious hip hop
Length	52:37
Label	Ruthless Records / Atlantic Records
Producer	Eazy-E (exec.), DJ Yella

Are U Xperienced? is the only debut studio album by American Hip hop duo Yomo & Maulkie. It was named after the Jimi Hendrix 1967 album Are You Experienced. It was released on September 17, 1991 via Ruthless Records and Atlantic Records. The duo got signed to Ruthless Records in 1989. Recording sessions took place at Audio Achievements in Torrance, California from July 1990 to April 1991. Production was handled entirely by DJ Yella (of N.W.A), with Eazy-E serving as executive producer. It includes guest appearances by Jewell Caples and Jimmy Z.

Are U Xperienced? released the singles: "Mama Don't", "Mockingbird", "Glory" (which peaked at #7 on the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States) and the title track "Are U Xperienced?".

Track listing

1. "Doors" - 1:29
2. "Glory" - 4:49
3. "Watch Out Black Folks" - 3:11
4. "Mockingbird" - 4:33
5. "For the Love of Money" (feat. Jewell Caples) - 4:31
6. "The "A" Train" - 3:59
7. "Soul Psychedelic Side" - 2:54
8. "When Your Back's Turned" (feat. Jewell Caples) - 4:11
9. "Mama Don't" (feat. Jimmy Z) - 3:40
10. "Brain Child" - 2:59
11. "Society's Relentless" - 4:21
12. "Daddy Rich" - 4:24
13. "Are U Xperienced?" - 3:04
14. "For the Love of Money (Inst.)" (Bonus) - 4:32

Samples

Watch Out Black Folks

• "Cramp Your Style" by All the People feat. Robert Moore
• "Movin'" by Brass Construction
• "Uphill Peace of Mind" by Kid Dynamite
• "Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie" by Grand Wizzard Theodore and The Fantastic Five
• "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow

Mockingbird

• "Kool Is Back" by Funk, Inc.
• "UFO" by ESG
• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
• "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson
• "Scratchin'" by The Magic Disco Machine
• "Ain't No Change" by The New Birth

For the Love of Money

• "I've Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy Body)" by Parliament

Soul Psychedelic Side

• "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang
• "EXP" by Jimi Hendrix

When Your Back's Turned

• "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" by The Dramatics

Mama Don't

• "God Make Me Funky" by The Headhunters feat. The Pointer Sisters
• "Stone to the Bone" by James Brown

Brain Child

• "Let a Woman Be a Woman - Let a Man Be a Man" by Dyke & the Blazers
• "Hook and Sling - Part I" by Eddie Bo
• "Moog Power" by Hugo Montenegro
• "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy

Society's Relentless

• "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson

Are U Xperienced?

• "Good Times" by Chic