| The Skills Dat Pay da Bills | |
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 Studio album by Positive K | |
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Released |
3 November 1992 |
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Recorded |
1991-1992 |
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Genre | |
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Length |
62:58 |
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Label |
Island/PolyGram |
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Producer |
Jazzy Jay, Laz-E-Laz, LG, Jim Nice, Rich Lord, Silver D, Dave Thomas, Shawn Thomas, Vance Wright |
The Skills Dat Pay da Bills is the debut studio album by American rapper Positive K, released in 1992 on Island Records. The album was produced by a group of relatively unknown and upcoming producers (with exception of DJ Jazzy Jay and Big Daddy Kane), and has only one guest appearance, performed by Grand Daddy I.U..
The album peaked at #168 on the Billboard 200, and #50 on the Top R&B/HIp-Hop Albums charts. Despite positive reviews by critics of the album, it is best remembered for the hugely successful "I Got a Man" and Positive K is often referred to as a one-hit wonder. It remains as Positive K's last album.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "Intro (Pos K Theme)" | - | - | Vance Wright | 0:57 |
| 2. | "Pass the Mic" | Positive K | Gibson | Silver D | 4:46 |
| 3. | "One 2 the Head" | Positive K | Gibson, Henderson | Jazzy Jay, Shawn Thomas (co.) | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Shakin'" | Positive K | Gibson | Shawn Thomas | 5:00 |
| 5. | "How the F*?#! Would You Know" | Positive K | Gibson, Modeliste, Neville, Noncentelli, Porter | Shawn Thomas | 5:13 |
| 6. | "Carhoppers" | Positive K | Gibson | LG | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Nightshift" | Positive K | Farmer, Gibson, Hardy, Lewis, Lewis | Big Daddy Kane | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Intro (Back the F*?#! Up)" | - | Gibson | Dave Thomas | 1:08 |
| 9. | "I Got a Man" | Positive K | Bautista, Gibson, Johnson, Miller | Shawn Thomas | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Ain't No Crime" | Positive K | Gibson | Jim Nice | 6:07 |
| 11. | "The Shout Out" | Positive K | Gibson | Shawn Thomas | 2:37 |
| 12. | "Friends" | Positive K | Gibson | Rich Lord | 4:52 |
| 13. | "Minnie the Moocher" | Positive K, Grand Daddy I.U. | Gibson | Laz-E-Laz | 4:11 |
| 14. | "Nightshift (Remix)" | Positive K | Farmer, Gibson, Hardy, Lewis, Lewis | Silver D | 4:40 |
| 15. | "A Flower Grows in Brooklyn" | Positive K | Gibson | Shawn Thomas | 4:07 |
| 16. | "It's All Over" | Positive K | Gibson | Shawn Thomas | 4:52 |
