And the Winner Is... (Chubb Rock album)

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And the Winner Is...
Studio album by
Chubb Rock
Released1989
GenreHip hop
LabelSelect Records[1]
ProducerHowie Tee
Chubb Rock chronology
Chubb Rock Featuring Hitman Howie Tee
(1988) 		And the Winner Is...
(1989) 		Treat 'Em Right
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[3]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide3.5/5 stars[4]

And the Winner Is... is the second album by the American hip hop musician Chubb Rock, released in 1989.[5][6] As on Chubb's debut, producer Howie Tee is credited on the album cover.[7]

The album made the top 30 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums. "Ya Bad Chubbs" was a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart, and an early video hit for Yo! MTV Raps.[7] The single peaked at No. 89 on the UK Singles Chart.[8]

Production[]

The album was produced by Howie Tee.[9][7] "And the Winner Is...(The Grammys)" is a response to the decision by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to present the Grammy Award for best rap album before the televised broadcast of the show.[10] Chubb had started composing a version of the track prior to the introduction of the new award category.[11] Barry White duets with Chubb on the title track.[12]

Critical reception[]

The Orange County Register deemed And the Winner Is... full of "one dimensional but humorous boasts."[13]

AllMusic thought that the album "featured sharp humor with first-rate samples and production, plus insightful commentary on ghetto violence and the ignorance of the NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences)."[2] MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide called it Chubb's best, writing that it contains "deft production work and some insightful social commentaries that are leavened by Chubb's humorous streak."[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Stop that Train" 
2."What a Difference" 
3."Same Old Thing" 
4."Bump the Floor" 
5."And the Winner Is...(The Grammys)" 
6."He's Funky" 
7."Blow the Whistle" 
8."Caught Up (Remix)" 
9."She's with Someone" 
10."Mr. Nobody is Somebody Now" 
11."Ya Bad Chubbs" 
12."Hip Hop Rodeo" 
13."Gonna Do it For You" 
14."Nothing Can Stop Us Now" 
15."Talkin' Loud, Ain't Sayin' Jack" 
16."Don't Trespass" 

References[]

  1. ^ "Like Tommy, Boy". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. March 5, 1999 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "And the Winner Is... - Chubb Rock, Howie Tee | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. pp. 360–361.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 111.
  5. ^ "Radio Graffiti". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. November 5, 1989 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Stancell, Steven (1996). Rap Whoz Who : The World of Rap Music. Schirmer Books. pp. 43–44.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Chubb Rock | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "CHUBB ROCK | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  9. ^ "The Best Hip-Hop Producer Alive, Every Year Since 1979". Complex. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ^ Britt, Bruce (23 Mar 1989). "Rap singer thumbs his nose at the Grammy awards". Chicago Tribune. p. 13C.
  11. ^ Nelson, Havelock (1991). Bring the Noise : A Guide to Rap Music and Hip-Hop Culture. Harmony Books. pp. 47–48.
  12. ^ Bynoe, Yvonne (2006). Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip-Hop Culture. Greenwood Press. pp. 57–58.
  13. ^ Darling, Cary (November 26, 1989). "Something's always hopping in hip-hop". Orange County Register. p. H20.
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