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The Latch-Key Child

Studio album by A+

Released

August 27, 1996

Recorded

July 1995 - March 1996

Studio

Battery Studios
(New York City, New York)

Genre

East Coast hip hop, Mafioso rap, Hardcore hip hop, Conscious hip hop

Length

51:38

Label

Universal Records / Kedar Entertainment

Producer

Kedar Massenburg (exec.), Smith Bros. Entertainment, Buckwild, Fabian Hamilton, Ike Lee, Miladon, Carl Carr,

The Latch-Key Child is the debut studio album by American Hip hop artist from Long Island, New York A+. It was released in August 27, 1996 through Universal Records and Kedar Entertainment. Recording sessions took place at Battery Studios in New York City from July 1995 to March 1996. Production was handled by Buckwild, Smith Bros. Entertainment, Fabian Hamilton, Ike Lee, Carl Carr and Miladon, with Kedar Massenburg serving as executive producer. It includes guest appearances by AZ, Prodigy (of Mobb Deep), Shakira Atily and Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest). A+ was only 15 years of age when the album was released.

The album peaked at #36 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #17 on the Heatseekers in the United States. The Latch-Key Child spawned the two singles: "Party Joint" and "All I See".


Track listing[]

  1. "Next Level (Intro) / Enter Hempstead" - 4:00
  2. "Move On" - 4:34
  3. "Me & My Microphone" (feat. Q-Tip) - 3:33
  4. "All I See" (feat. Shakira Atily) - 4:24
  5. "Gusto" (feat. Prodigy) - 5:11
  6. "Hard Times" - 3:49
  7. "A+Z" (feat. AZ) - 4:19
  8. "Wanna Be Rich" - 4:11
  9. "My Thing" - 3:43
  10. "Parkside Coalition" - 4:23
  11. "Party Joint" - 4:11
  12. "Alpha 2 Omega" - 4:15
  13. "Shout It Out (Outro)" - 1:05


Samples[]

Move On

  • "Stop Before We Start" by Bobby Womack
  • "Voyage to Atlantis" by The Isley Brothers

Me & My Microphone

  • "Dizzy" by Hugo Montenegro
  • "Ike's Mood I / You've Lost That Loving Feeling" by Isaac Hayes

All I See

  • "This Is for the Lover in You" by Shalamar

Hard Times

  • "You're Getting a Little Too Smart" by The Detroit Emeralds
  • "Touch" by The Supremes

A+Z

  • "Let's Get Closer" by Atlantic Starr

Wanna Be Rich

  • "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
  • "Angel Eyes" by The Modern Jazz Quintet

My Thing

  • "Living Without You" by Pleasure

Party Joint

  • "No One's Gonna Love You" by The S.O.S. Band

Alpha 2 Omega

  • "Don't Ever Stop (Giving Your Love to Me)" by Teddy Pendergrass