Daddy's Little Girl

Daddy's Little Girl
File:Daddy's Little Girl.jpg Studio album by Nikki D
Released	September 3, 1991
Recorded	June 1990 - January 1991
Studio	Power Play Studios (Queens, New York) Chung King Studios (Manhattan, New York) Greene St. Recording (Manhattan, New York) Libra Digital Sound (Queens, New York City) Island Media Studios (Long Island, New York) Marathon Studios (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre	Golden age hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Length	49:25
Label	Def Jam Recordings / Columbia Records
Producer	Leaders of the New School, S.I.D. Reynolds, Russell Simmons (exec.), Smooth Ice, The Epitome of Scratch, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Prince Paul, Sam Sever

Daddy's Little Girl, is the only debut studio album by American female Hip hop artist Nikki D. It was released on September 3, 1991 under Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place at Power Play Studios, Chung King Studios, Libra Digital Sound, Marathon Studios, Greene St. Recording and Island Media Studios in New York City from June 1990 to January 1991. Production was handled by Leaders of the New School, Sam Sever, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, S.I.D. Reynolds, Smooth Ice, The Epitome of Scratch and Prince Paul, with Russell Simmons as the executive producer of the LP.

Daddy's Little Girl spawned the singles: "Lettin' Off Steam", "Hang On Kid", "Wasted" and the title track "Daddy's Little Girl" (which debuted at #10 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales and at #1 on the Hot Rap Singles). The album reached #54 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the US.

The album was also notable for being Def Jam's first rap album released by a female.

Track listing

1. "Daddy's Little Girl" - 4:28
2. "Monday We'll Be Together" - 3:52
3. "Hang On Kid" - 3:02
4. "The Beauty Shop" - 4:06
5. "All About You" - 3:45
6. "Sunny Daze" - 3:32
7. "Wasted Pussy" - 3:41
8. "Your Man Is My Man" - 4:01
9. "18 and Loves to Go" - 3:22
10. "Another Man Is Beatin' My Time" - 4:26
11. "Gotta Up the Ante for the Panties" - 3:49
12. "Freak Accident" - 2:11
13. "Lettin' Off Steam" (Club Mix) - 5:10

Samples

Daddy's Little Girl

• "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
• "Tom's Diner" by DNA feat. Suzanne Vega
• "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren
• "Friends" by Whodini

The Beauty Shop

• "Blind Alley" by The Emotions

Wasted Pussy

• "Leaving Me" by The Independents

Your Man Is My Man

• "You Can Call Me Rover" by The Main Ingredient
• "Hard Times" by Baby Huey

18 and Loves to Go

• "Hang on to Your Love" by Sade
• "Fairy Tales" by Anita Baker

Another Man Is Beatin' My Time

• "Another Man" by Barbara Mason
• "Sister Sanctified" by Stanley Turrentine and Milt Jackson
• "Sweet Pussy Pauline" by Hateful Head Helen
• "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick

Gotta Up the Ante for the Panties

• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
• "The Goodnight Kiss" and "When Your Woman Loves You" by Richard Pryor

Freak Accident

• "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James
• "Kool Is Back" by Funk, Inc.
• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
• "God Make Me Funky" by The Headhunters feat. Pointer Sisters

Lettin' Off Steam

• "Free Your Mind" by The Politicians
• "Theme From S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage
• "Nautilus" by Bob James
• "Louder Than a Bomb" by Public Enemy
• "Gangster Boogie" by Chicago Gangsters