| Beyond Flavor | |
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 Studio album by Original Flavor | |
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Released |
February 22, 1994 |
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Recorded |
May 1992 - March 1993 |
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Studio |
Power Play Studios |
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Genre |
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Length |
46:05 |
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Label |
Atlantic Records |
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Producer |
Ski, Dame Dash (exec.), Richard Nash (exec.), Timmy Regisford (exec.) |
Beyond Flavor is the second and final studio album by American hip hop group Original Flavor. It was released in February 22, 1994 under Atlantic Records. It is the follow up to their debut This Is How It Is. Recording sessions took place at Power Play Studios in Long Island City, New York from May 1992 to March 1993. Production was handled solely by Ski, with Damon Dash, Richard Nash and Timmy Regisford serving as executive producers. It includes guest appearances from Jay-Z, Sauce Money, Freshco and Michelle Mitchell.
Beyond Flavor spawned the two singles "Can I Get Open", "All That" and "Here We Go (Fuck It Up)". After the release of the album the group disbanded.
Track listing[]
All songs produced by Ski.
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | - | - | 0:55 |
| 2. | "Can I Get Open" | Ski, T-Strong, Jay-Z | Carter, Hooker, Willis | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Beyond Flavor" | Ski, T-Strong | Hooker, Willis | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Old School Skit" | - | - | 0:17 |
| 5. | "Whatchawant" | Ski, T-Strong | Hooker, Willis | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine" | Ski, T-Strong | Hooker, Willis | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Blowin' Up da Spot" | Ski, T-Strong | Don Alias, Hooker, Willis | 2:49 |
| 8. | "Hit" | Ski, T-Strong, Sauce Money | Hooker, Willis | 3:24 |
| 9. | "N*gga Code" | - | - | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Many Styles" | Ski, T-Strong, Jay-Z, Freshco | Carter, Conrad, Hooker, Willis | 3:40 |
| 11. | "All That" | Ski, T-Strong, Michelle Mitchell | Hooker, Willis | 4:14 |
| 12. | "Shut Up and Manage" | - | - | 1:02 |
| 13. | "Here We Go (Fuck It Up)" | Ski, T-Strong | Hooker, Willis | 3:39 |
| 14. | "Keep On (Searching)" | Ski, T-Strong | Hooker, Willis | 3:59 |
| 15. | "Outro" | - | - | 2:33 |
Notes:
- Track 3 features scratches performed by Chubby Chub
- Track 11 features scratches performed by Chubby Chub
Samples[]
Can I Get Open
- "Black Mystery Has Been Revealed" by Roland Kirk
- "Pistol Range, Military" by Audio Fidelity Records
- "Wah Wah Man" by Young-Holt Unlimited
Blowin' Up the Spot
- "Sweetie Pie" by Stone Alliance
Many Styles
- "Scenario (Remix)" by A Tribe Called Quest feat. Leaders of the New School and Kid Hood
- "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
All That
- "Cymbaline" by Hubert Laws
- "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith
Keep On (Searching)
- "Searching" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
- "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
- "Long Red" by Mountain
Shoutouts
- "Pot Belly" by Lou Donaldson