1993 studio album by Pete Nice & DJ Richie Rich
Dust to Dust Released April 27, 1993 Recorded 1992 - 1993 Studio Genre East Coast hip hop Length 59 :41 Label Producer
"Rat Bastard" Released: June 8, 1993
"Kick the Bobo" Released: March 15, 1994
Dust to Dust is a studio album by former 3rd Bass members Prime Minister Pete Nice and Daddy Rich . It was released on April 27, 1993 via Def Jam Recordings /Columbia Records /Sony Music Entertainment , a year after the breakup of 3rd Bass and featured many disses toward their former bandmate MC Serch . Recording sessions took place in New York at Rampant Recording Studio, Chung King Studios and LGK Studios. Production was handled by Pete Nice , DJ Richie Rich , The Beatnuts , KMD , and Sam Sever of Downtown Science .
The album found limited success, peaking at #171 on the Billboard 200 , #50 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #8 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It spawned two singles and music videos for "Rat Bastard" and "Kick the Bobo", both apparent disses against MC Serch. The video for "Rat Bastard" starts out as a recreation of a scene from the 1987 film The Untouchables , with Pete Nice beating an MC Serch lookalike to death with a baseball bat . The video for "Kick the Bobo" starts out as a recreation of a scene from the 1983 film Scarface , with Pete Nice talking to a Tony Montana lookalike. This album also marks the professional debut of indie rap artist Cage . Dust to Dust is now out of print.
Track listing [ ]
1. "Rat Bastard" (featuring Psycho Les ) The Beatnuts 4:03 2. "The Sleeper" 4:19 3. "Kick the Bobo" 4:27 4. "Verbal Massage" The Beatnuts 4:05 5. "The Lumberjack" 4:09 6. "Pass the Pickle" 1:05 7. "The Rapsody (In J Minor)" Sam Sever 5:25 8. "Ho" The Beatnuts 3:58 9. "Outta My Way Baby" The Beatnuts 3:50 10. "3 Blind Mice" (featuring Kurious & Benz) 4:54 11. "The World According to Hubert Dover" KMD 1:09 12. "Rich Bring 'Em Back" (featuring Cage & Benz) 3:22 13. "Blowin' Smike" 4:06 14. "Double Duty Got Dicked" 2:03 15. "Dust to Dust" 3:24 16. "Verbal Massage (Part II)" The Beatnuts 5:22 Total length: 59:41
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References [ ]
^ DiBella, M.F. "Dust to Dust - Prime Minister Pete Nice & Daddy Rich, Prime Minister Pete Nice, Daddy Rich | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
^ Bernard, James (July 23, 1993). "Dust to Dust" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 10, 2004). "Prime Minister Pete Nice & Daddy Rich :: Dust to Dust :: Def Jam/Columbia" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
^ "Prime Minister Pete Nice Daddy Rich Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2018.
^ "Prime Minister Pete Nice Daddy Rich Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2018.
^ "Prime Minister Pete Nice Daddy Rich Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2018.
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