| Mr. Hood | |
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 Studio album by KMD | |
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Released |
May 14, 1991 |
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Recorded |
July 1990 - March 1991 |
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Studio |
Calliope Studios |
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Genre |
Golden age hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Conscious hip hop, East Coast hip hop |
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Length |
1:03:47 |
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Label |
Elektra Records |
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Producer |
MC Serch (exec.), KMD, Pete Nice (exec.), DJ Subroc, Stimulated Dummies |
Mr. Hood is the debut studio album by American hip hop group KMD. It was released on May 14, 1991 through Elektra Records. Recording sessions took place at Calliope Studios in New York City, New York from July 1990 to March 1991. Production was handled entirely by KMD themselves, with additional production from The Stimulated Dummies and DJ Subroc. It includes a guest appearance from Brand Nubian.
Mr. Hood made it to #67 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #98 on the Pitchfork's Top 100 Favorite Albums of the 1990s. Mr. Hood spawned three singles: "Peachfuzz" (which peaked at #11 on the Hot Rap Songs), "Who Me?" (which peaked at #19 on the Hot Rap Songs) and "Nitty Gritty".
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. Hood at Piocalles Jewelry/Crackpot" | Zev Love X | KMD | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Who Me? (With an Answer from Dr. Bert)" | Zev Love X | KMD | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Boogie Man!" | Onyx the Birthstone Kid | The Stimulated Dummies | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Mr. Hood Meets Onyx" | - | KMD | 2:13 |
| 5. | "Subroc's Mission" | DJ Subroc | KMD | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Humrush" | Zev Love X, Onyx the Birthstone Kid, DJ Subroc | The Stimulated Dummies | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Figure of Speech" | Zev Love X | KMD | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Bananapeel Blues" | Zev Love X | KMD | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Nitty Gritty" | Zev Love X, Onyx the Birthstone Kid, DJ Subroc, Brand Nubian | KMD | 5:35 |
| 10. | "Trial 'n Error" | Zev Love X | KMD | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Hard wit No Hoe" | Zev Love X | KMD | 3:53 |
| 12. | "Mr. Hood Gets a Haircut" | - | KMD | 1:18 |
| 13. | "808 Man" | Zev Love X | KMD | 3:53 |
| 14. | "Boy Who Cried Wolf" | Zev Love X | KMD | 3:36 |
| 15. | "Peachfuzz" | Zev Love X, Onyx the Birthstone Kid | KMD | 4:00 |
| 16. | "Preacher Porkchop" | - | KMD | 2:43 |
| 17. | "Soulflexin'" | Zev Love X, Onyx the Birthstone Kid, DJ Subroc | KMD | 3:52 |
| 18. | "Gasface Refill" (Bonus) | Zev Love X, Onyx the Birthstone Kid, DJ Subroc | KMD | 3:45 |
Samples[]
Mr. Hood at Piocalles Jewelry / Crackpot
- "Bring It on Home to Me" and "Hobo" by Eddie Floyd
- "Superman Lover" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Who Me?
- "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
- "I Turned You On" by The Isley Brothers
- "Little Brave Sambo" by Peter Pan Records
- "Side 2" by Sesame Street
- "The Show" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
Boogie Man!
- "Itchy Brother" by The Nite-Liters
Mr. Hood Meets Onyx
- "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Subroc's Mission
- "4 O'Clock in the Morning" by The Hassles
- "Dwarfs' Yodel Song" by Adriana Caselotti
Humrush
- "Love-Potion-Cheeba-Cheeba" by Mighty Tom Cats
- "Side 1 Story" by Sesame Street
Figure of Speech
- "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
- "Monkey See, Monkey Do" by Le Pamplemousse
- "Me and Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul
- "Message to the Grass Roots" by Malcolm X
Bananapeel Blues
- "H20gate Blues" by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
Nitty Gritty
- "The Nitty Gritty" by Shirley Ellis
- "Push It Along" by A Tribe Called Quest
Trial 'N' Error
- "Main Stem" by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
- "No Matter What Your Language" by Big Bird and Luis Rodriguez
Hard Wit' No Hoe
- "Kool Is Back" by Funk, Inc.
- "Mambo No. 5" by Samba Soul
- "I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd
- "Cry-Baby Duck" by Magic Media
- "Potholes In My Lawn" by De La Soul
- "10% Dis" by MC Lyte
808 Man
- "Magnificant Sanctuary Band" by Donny Hathaway
- "Supernatural Feeling" by The Blackbyrds
- "Call the Doctor" by Funkadelic
- "Ben Casey Theme" by David Raskin
Boy Who Cried Wolf
- "Kool Is Back" by Funk, Inc.
- "Fire & Fury Grass Roots Speech (Side Two)" by Malcolm X
Peachfuzz
- "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" and "Sounds of Goodbye" by O.C. Smith
Soulflexin'
- "Peacock" by Little Wink and Eddie's 25th Century Band
- "Lucretia MacEvil" by Blood, Sweat & Tears
Gasface Refill