The London-born, New York-raised rapper released his debut album on September 5th, 1989, via Delicious Vinyl.
After writing the songs "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" for Tone Lōc in 1988/89, Young gained fame with the release of his single "Bust a Move", which reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance.
The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, with 6 of 13 songs being released as singles.
Tracklist:
- I Come Off
- Principal's Office
- Bust a move
- Non Stop
- Fastest Rhyme
- My Name Is Young
- Know how
- Roll With The Punches
- I Let 'em Know
- Pick Up The Pace
- Got More Rhymes
- Stone Cold Buggin'
- Just Say No
Discussion:
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Is Young MC forgotten these days compared to his fame he had in 1989? Why is that?
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Was the influx of late-80s rappers born in London with Young MC, Slick Rick, Zev Love X (MF DOOM) and Monie Love a pure coincidence?
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