The Body-Hat Syndrome

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The Body-Hat Syndrome
The Body-Hat Syndrome.jpg
Studio album by
Digital Underground
ReleasedOctober 5, 1993
GenreWest Coast hip hop
Length74:47
Label
ProducerDigital Underground
Digital Underground chronology
Sons of the P
(1991) 		The Body-Hat Syndrome
(1993) 		Future Rhythm
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau(A-)[2]
Entertainment Weekly(A-)
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[3]
Rolling Stone2/5 stars

The Body-Hat Syndrome is the third album from the rap group Digital Underground.[4][5]

The album's second single, an anti-racism cultural awareness politico called "Wussup Wit the Luv," features a solo from the Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton, as well as a verse and video appearance by Tupac Shakur. This was the last time Shakur appeared on any Digital Underground release. Rappers Saafir and Clee were added to the line-up.

The album also contains "The Humpty Dance Awards," the group's humorous shout-out to the many artists who sampled "The Humpty Dance" before 1993. Since then the list has grown to over 50 artists (see "The Humpty Dance").

Critical reception[]

The Boston Globe called The Body-Hat Syndrome one of 1993's best hip hop albums.[6] Trouser Press wrote: "Musically, Digital Underground is back at the top of its game, but conceptually the group is sounding the retreat."[7]

Track listing[]

  1. "The Return of the Crazy One" (4:39)
  2. "Doo Woo You" (7:37)
  3. "Holly Wanstaho" (3:35)
  4. "Bran Nu Swetta" (4:59)
  5. "The Humpty Dance Awards" (4:51)
  6. "Body-Hats, Pt. 1" (1:36)
  7. "Dope-a-Delic (Do-U-B-leeve-in-d-Flo?)" (4:08)
  8. "Intermission" (0:54)
  9. "Wussup wit the Luv" (Featuring 2Pac) (6:36)
  10. "Digital Lover" (4:39)
  11. "Carry the Way (Along Time)" (4:16)
  12. "Body-Hats, Pt. 2" (1:32)
  13. "Circus Entrance" (1:55)
  14. "Jerkit Circus" (4:51)
  15. "Circus Exit (The After-Nut)" (0:43)
  16. "Shake & Bake" (4:35)
  17. "Body-Hats, Pt. 3" (3:08)
  18. "Do Ya Like It Dirty?" (4:45)
  19. "Bran Nu Sweat This Beat" (0:34)
  20. "Wheee!" (5:09)

Note: The "Special Italian Vinyl Version" of the album, which is the only LP version containing the original picture sleeve and comic insert, & all cassette versions of the album omit THREE songs from the tracklisting: The Humpty Dance Awards, Dope-a-Delic (Do-U-B-leeve-in-d-Flo?) and Wheee!

Samples[]

Return of the Crazy One

Wussup Wit the Luv

Dope-a-delic (Do-u-b-leeve-in-d-flo?)

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-body-hat-syndrome-mw0000621730
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Digital Underground". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (July 1, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Thompson, Dave (July 1, 2001). Funk. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306298 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Woodstra, Chris; Bush, John; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (July 1, 2008). Old School Rap and Hip-hop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879309169 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "DIGITAL UNDERGROUND THE BODY-HAT SYNDROME Tommy Boy/TNT Recordings - The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | HighBeam Research". October 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012.
  7. ^ "Digital Underground".
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