Sons of the P

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Sons Of The P
Sons of the P.jpg
Studio album by
Digital Underground
ReleasedOctober 15, 1991
Recorded1991
GenreWest Coast hip hop
Length64:40
Label
ProducerDigital Underground
Digital Underground chronology
This Is an EP Release
(1991) 		Sons Of The P
(1991) 		The Body-Hat Syndrome
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[6]
Q3/5 stars[4]
RapReviews8/10[5]
The Source3.5/5 stars [7]

Sons of the P is the second album by American rap group Digital Underground, released in 1991.[8] The album contained two hit singles, "No Nose Job" and "Kiss You Back," both of which were written by and featured the lead vocals of Greg Jacobs (a.k.a. Shock G/Humpty Hump). The latter featured multi-layered choruses and background vocals sung by Boni Boyer, who briefly worked with D.U. shortly after her stint with Prince's Sign of the Times/Love Sexy band.

It is sometimes mistakenly reported that "Kiss You Back" was co-written and co-performed by George Clinton,[9] but his name appropriately appears in the songwriting credits due to a sample of "(Not Just) Knee Deep," by Funkadelic. He did actively participate in the writing and recording of the title track, to which he also contributed vocals, and which marked one of the earliest studio guest appearances by Clinton on a hip hop release,[10] preceded only by Kurtis Blow's "Magilla Gorilla," released in 1986.[11]

Both the album and the single "Kiss You Back" were certified Gold by the RIAA.[12]

Track listing[]

  1. "The DFLO Shuttle"
  2. "Heartbeat Props"
  3. "No Nose Job"
  4. "Sons Of The P" (features George Clinton)
  5. "Flowin' On The D-Line"
  6. "Kiss You Back"
  7. "Tales Of The Funky"
  8. "The Higher Heights Of Spirituality"
  9. "Family Of The Underground" (features Stretch)
  10. "The D-Flowstrumental" (CD Only Track)
  11. "Good Thing We're Rappin'"

Samples[]

Album chart positions[]

Singles chart positions[]

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100[16] Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[16] Hot Rap Singles[16]
1991 Kiss You Back #40 #13 #5
1991 No Nose Job - #28 #27

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/sons-of-the-p-mw0000272820
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Digital Underground". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "Sons of the P". EW.com.
  4. ^ "Music: Sons Of The P (CD) by Digital Underground (Artist)". March 19, 2009. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009.
  5. ^ "Digital Underground :: Sons of the P :: Tommy Boy". www.rapreviews.com.
  6. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (July 1, 2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". Simon and Schuster – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Dennis, Reginald C. "Review pt. 1, pt. 2: Sons Of The P". The Source Magazine: 56-56. December 1991.
  8. ^ "Digital Underground".
  9. ^ "Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers.
  10. ^ "We Don't Die, We Multiply: Heartbeat Props". PopMatters. September 28, 2008.
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2010-08-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/digital_underground/artist.jhtml
  13. ^ "Digital Underground, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "Digital Underground, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Digital Underground: Charts & Awards: Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  17. ^ "American album certifications – Digital Underground – Sons of the P". Recording Industry Association of America.
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