Lyrical King, from 1987, was the debut album of hip-hop emcee T La Rock

T La Rock

Clarence "Terry" Ronnie Keaton , known by the stage name T La Rock, is an American old-school emcee best known for his collaboration with Def Jam Recordings co-founder Rick Rubin and the 1984 single "It's Yours." He disappeared from the hip hop scene after a traumatic brain injury in 1994, but as...

. It was released after the EP He's Incredible, and none of the tracks from that record were on the original release of the album. Singles released were "Back to Burn," "Tudy Fruity Judy," "It's Time to Chill," and, in the UK, "Big Beat in London." Kurtis Mantronik produced several tracks, and Greg Nice of Nice & Smooth

Nice & Smooth

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 contributed human beat boxing. When the album was rereleased in digital form by Traffic Entertainment Group in 2006, two of the tracks from He's Incredible and two non-album tracks produced by Kurtis Mantronik were added. In addition, the Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin

Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...

-produced classic "It's Yours," which was originally released on a different label, was also included because of its common ownership in the present day.

Track listing

Original 1987 album:

1. Lyrical King
2. Back to Burn
3. Tudy Fruity Judy
4. Having Fun
5. Three Minutes of Beat Box
6. Bust These Lyrics
7. This Beat Kicks
8. Big Beat in London
9. It's Time to Chill
10. Live Drummin' with the Country Boy

2006 additions:

1. It's Yours (12-Inch Radio Mix)
2. Breakdown (12-Inch Version)
3. He's Incredible (12-Inch Version)
4. Breaking Bells (12-Inch Version)
5. Bass Machine (12-Inch Version)

Later samples

Samples of "It's Yours" can be heard in the following songs and in countless others.

• • "Paul Revere" by the Beastie Boys
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     from the album "License to Ill"
  • "Louder Than a Bomb" by Public Enemy from the album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
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  • "The World Is Yours" by Nas
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     from the album Illmatic
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  • "Rewind" by Nas
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    Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
    
     from the album Stillmatic
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  • "Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme" by Edan
    Edan
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     from the album Beauty and the Beat
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  • "Party People" by Royal House
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    from its self-titled album