I Gotta Habit
I Gotta Habit | ||||
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Studio album by Cool C | ||||
Released | August 8,1989 | |||
Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer |
Lawrence Goodman Warren McGlone | |||
Cool C chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
I Gotta Habit is the debut album by Philadelphia-based, old school rapper Cool C, released in 1989. The album reached #51 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart in 1989, and had a single, "Glamorous Life," that almost cracked the Top 10 Hot Rap Singles chart that same year (reaching #11).[2]
The music video for "Glamorous Life" was rumored to have an early appearance from a then-unknown Jill Scott. However, music video director Lionel C. Martin disputed the rumor, saying "People always ask if the young girl in the video is Jill Scott, but I’m 99 percent sure that it isn’t. She never mentioned when we worked together".[3] DJ Tat Money, former DJ for fellow Philadelphia rapper Steady B, also disputed the rumor on Twitter in 2014, saying: "Short answer? Nope not her. This girl was from Jersey. Some random model chick".[4]
Track listing
- "Enemy Territory" (Cool C, Warren McGlone, Lawrence Goodman) – 3:55
- "Takin' No Shorts (The Gambler)" (Cool C, McGlone, Goodman) – 4:25
- "Get Loose On" (Cool C, McGlone, Goodman) – 4:11
- "Mary Go Round" (Cool C, McGlone, Goodman) – 4:29
- "C Is Cool" (Cool C, McGlone, Goodman) – 3:27
- "I'm Not Impressed" (Cool C, McGlone, Goodman) – 4:33
- "I Gotta Habit" (Cool C, McGlone, Goodman) – 3:55
- "Glamorous Life" (Cool C, McGlone, Goodman) – 3:58
- "Juice Crew Dis" (Cool C, McGlone, Goodman) – 4:06
- "All Hell Freeze" (Cool C, McGlone, Goodman) – 4:06
- "Down To The Grissle" (Cool C, McGlone, Goodman) – 3:14
- "Hilltop Scope" (Cool C, McGlone, Goodman) – 3:15
Samples
Juice Crew Dis
- "Looking Out My Window" by Tom Jones
Glamorous Life
- "I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd
- "Son of Shaft/Feel It" by Bar-Kays
- "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
Enemy Territory
- "Darkest Light" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
Year | Chart | Chart position |
1989 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | #51 |
Billboard (North America) - singles
Year | Single | Chart | Chart position |
1989 | "Glamorous Life" | Hot Rap Singles | #11 |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Allmusic I Gotta Habit Chart & Awards". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ Gonzales, Michael. "How Cool C and Steady B Robbed a Bank, Killed a Cop and Lost Their Souls". medium.com. Medium Corporation. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ DJ Tat Money on Twitter