Act a Fool (album)

Act a Fool
Studio album by King Tee
Released	November 15, 1988
Genre	West Coast hip hop
Length	42:38
Label	Capitol Records
Producer	Tim Devine (exec.) DJ Pooh King Tee
King Tee chronology
Act a Fool (1988) At Your Own Risk (1990)

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Allmusic	[1]

Act a Fool is the debut studio album by American West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. It was released on November 15, 1988 via Capitol Records. Audio production was handled by DJ Pooh and King Tee himself with Tim Devine as executive producer. It also features guest appearances provided by Mixmaster Spade and Breeze on the track "Just Clowning". The album peaked at number 125 on the US Billboard 200 chart and number 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Its title track reached #26 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, and "Bass", which is remixed on this album, reached #19 on the same chart.

Five of the eleven tracks of Act a Fool were later included on the rapper's greatest hits album Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection.

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Act a Fool"	DJ Pooh	4:16
2.	"Ko Rock Stuff"	DJ Pooh	3:50
3.	"The Coolest"	DJ Pooh	5:17
4.	"Flirt"	DJ Pooh	3:47
5.	"Baggin' on Moms"	King Tee	2:04
6.	"Bass" (Remix)	DJ Pooh	4:41
7.	"Let's Dance"	DJ Pooh	3:29
8.	"Guitar Playin'"	DJ Pooh King Tee	5:20
9.	"Payback's a Mutha"	DJ Pooh	4:32
10.	"Just Clowning" (featuring Breeze & Mixmaster Spade)	DJ Pooh	4:40
11.	"I Got a Cold"	King Tee	0:42
Total length:			42:38

Sample credits[]

Act a Fool

• "Give the Baby Anything the Baby Wants" by Joe Tex
• "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
• "Lover Jones" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
• "The Back Down" by Richard Pryor
• "New Year's Eve" by Richard Pryor

Ko Rock Stuff

• "Cardova" by The Meters

The Coolest

• "Cissy Strut" by The Meters

Flirt

• "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim
• "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim
• "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow
• "Dazz" by Brick
• "Flirt" by Cameo

Bass (Remix)

• "Get Up To Get Down" by Brass Construction

Guitar Playin'

• "You're a Customer" by EPMD
• "Slippin' into Darkness" by War

Payback's a Mutha

• "The Payback (Intro)" by James Brown
• "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
• "Slippin' into Darkness" by War

Just Clowning

• "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament
• "Da Butt" by Experience Unlimited

Personnel[]

• Roger McBride – main artist, producer (tracks: 5, 8, 11)
• Frank Antonia Williams – featured artist (track 10)
• M.C. Breeze – featured artist (track 11)
• Keith Cooley – scratches
• Mark S. Jordan – producer (tracks: 1-4, 6-10), scratches
• Tim "Mastermind" Devine – executive producer
• Vachik Aghaniantz – engineering (tracks: 2-11), mixing (tracks: 2-9, 11)
• Chuck Valle – engineering (track 1)
• Steve Ett – mixing (track 1)
• Donovan Smith – mixing (track 10)
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Glen E. Friedman – photography

Album singles[]

Single cover	Single information
	"Paybacks a Mutha" Released: 1987 B-side: "Special Thanx"
	"The Coolest" Released: 1987 B-side: "Ya Better Bring A Gun"
	"Act A Fool" Released: 1989 B-side: "Can This Be Real?"

Chart positions[]

Album

Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	125
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3]	35

Singles

Year	Song	Hot Rap Songs
1989	"Act a Fool"	26
1989	"Bass"	19

References[]

External links[]

Act A Fool at Discogs (list of releases)