''How a Black Man Feels'' is the fifth album by the American rapper
Schoolly D
Jesse Bonds Weaver Jr. (born June 22, 1962), better known by the stage name Schoolly D, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Biography
Schoolly D was born Jesse Bonds Weaver Jr. in West Philadelphia and raised in Philadelph ...
. It was released in 1991 via
Capitol Records
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, his first album for the label.
[ The album spawned three singles, "Original Gangster", “Where’d You Get That Funk From”, and “King of New York”.
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Production
KRS-One
Lawrence "Kris" Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One (; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper from the Bronx. He rose to prominence as part of the ...
contributed to the production of the album.[ Schoolly D considered ''How a Black Man Feels'' to be a guide on living, and escaping from, the ghetto.
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Critical reception
''Trouser Press
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'' wrote that "other than the unfashionable stripped-down beats (complete with Run-DMC
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samples), Schoolly’s ugly and all-too-common gangsta threats ... sound like a sorry-ass imitation jackin’ for bucks."
Track listing
#“Run” – 4:12
#“Your Worst Nightmare” – 4:52
#“King of New York” – 4:35
#“Original Gangster” – 3:39
#“Die Nigger Die” – 4:56
#“Where’d You Get That Funk From” – 4:43
#“How a Black Man Feels” – 3:50
#“Just Another Killer” – 5:32
#“Peace to the Nation” – 4:45
#“Sometimes It’s Got to Be That Way” – 4:41
References
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Schoolly D albums
1991 albums
Capitol Records albums