No Need for Alarm
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No Need for Alarm is the second album by hip hop artist Del the Funky Homosapien. It was released on November 23, 1993 on Elektra Records
. It was a complete departure from his G-Funk influenced first album and without the assistance of his older cousin, Ice Cube. Primarily produced by Del and the rest of his hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. No Need For Alarm would be one of three classic Hiero Golden Age albums the collective would release to critical acclaim (including Souls of Mischief
's 93 'til Infinity
and Casual
's Fear Itself
).
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
. It was a complete departure from his G-Funk influenced first album and without the assistance of his older cousin, Ice Cube. Primarily produced by Del and the rest of his hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. No Need For Alarm would be one of three classic Hiero Golden Age albums the collective would release to critical acclaim (including Souls of Mischief
Souls of Mischief
-Studio albums:-Singles:-External links:* [ Allmusic Biography]* *...
's 93 'til Infinity
93 'til Infinity
93 'til Infinity is the debut album by Souls of Mischief. The group consists of four members and is a subgroup of the hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics.-Album information:...
and Casual
Casual (rapper)
Jon Owens , known by his stage name Casual, is an American rapper from Oakland, California and one of the founding members of the alternative hip hop collective Hieroglyphics...
's Fear Itself
Fear Itself (Casual album)
-Album:-Singles:-Personnel:Information taken from Allmusic.*engineering – Matt Kelley*mastering – Tom Coyne*mixing – Casual, Chris Trevett*photography – Michael Lucero*production – Casual, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Domino, Jay Biz*scratching – Touré...
).
Reception
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer(s) | Sample(s) |
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| 1 | "You're In Shambles" | Snupe | *"Prelude I" by John Klemmer John Klemmer John Klemmer is an American saxophonist, composer, song writer and arranger.He was born in Chicago, Illinois and began playing guitar at age 5 and alto saxophone at age 11. His other early interests included graphics and visual art, writing, dance, puppetry, painting, sculpting and poetry... *"Ya Lil' Crumbsnatchers I Wish My Brother George Was Here I Wish My Brother George Was Here is the debut album released by Del tha Funkee Homosapien. The title of the album is a reference to George Clinton, whose music was an influence on Del, as well as to the late pianist Liberace who would on occasion openly pine for his brother George to appear on... " by Del tha Funkee Homosapien Del tha Funkee Homosapien Teren Delvon Jones , better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, is an American MC.-Early life and beginnings: 1990-1997:... *"No Trespass" by Chubb Rock Chubb Rock Chubb Rock is a New York-based rapper who released several commercially successful hip hop albums in the early 1990s... |
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| 2 | "Catch A Bad One" | Casual Casual (rapper) Jon Owens , known by his stage name Casual, is an American rapper from Oakland, California and one of the founding members of the alternative hip hop collective Hieroglyphics... |
*"Rhapsody In Blue" by Deodato *"Mrs. Parker of K.C.(Bird's Mother)" by Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy Eric Allan Dolphy was an American jazz alto saxophonist, flutist, and bass clarinetist. On a few occasions he also played the clarinet and baritone saxophone. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain prominence in the 1960s... |
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| 3 | "Wack M.C.'s" | Del | ||
| 4 | "No Need for Alarm" | Domino Domino (producer) Not to be confused with Domino , a different American rapper.Damian Siguenza, known by his stage name, Domino , is an American record producer, manager, DJ, and one of the members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics.-Biography:Born in San Francisco,... |
*"Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps *"Flat Backing" by Blue Mitchell Blue Mitchell Richard Allen Mitchell was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and funk trumpeter, known for many albums recorded as leader and sideman for Riverside, Blue Note and then Mainstream Records.-Biography:... |
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| 5 | "Boo Booheads" | SD50's |
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*"Is It Him or Me" by Jackie Jackson Jackie Jackson Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson is an American singer and musician, a member of The Jackson 5, and the second child in the Jackson family.-Life and career:... *"Waves" by Jeremy Steig Jeremy Steig -Biography:Steig is the son of New Yorker cartoonist William Steig,At age 19 Steig was involved in a motorcycle accident which left him paralyzed on one side... |
| 6 | "Treats for the Kiddies" | SD50's | *"Destiny's Children" by Freddie Hubbard Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on... |
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| 7 | "Worldwide" | Casual Casual (rapper) Jon Owens , known by his stage name Casual, is an American rapper from Oakland, California and one of the founding members of the alternative hip hop collective Hieroglyphics... |
MF Doom & Trunks Presents Unicron Unicron is the first collaboration between American rapper MF DOOM and Canadian rapper Trunks. The EP is produced by MF DOOM and features Trunks' rhyming. The album came into fruition after Trunks was featured in the song "Lockjaw" off of DOOM's album Take Me To Your Leader, under the alias King... |
*"Sing A Simple Song Sing a Simple Song "Sing a Simple Song" is a 1968 song by the soul/rock/funk band Sly & the Family Stone, the b-side to their #1 hit "Everyday People". The song's lyrics, sung in turn by Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, Rose Stone, and Larry Graham, with spoken word sections by Cynthia Robinson, offer a simple solution for... " by Sly & The Family Stone Sly & the Family Stone Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music... |
| 8 | "No More Worries" | Domino Domino (producer) Not to be confused with Domino , a different American rapper.Damian Siguenza, known by his stage name, Domino , is an American record producer, manager, DJ, and one of the members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics.-Biography:Born in San Francisco,... |
A-Plus (rapper) Adam Carter, known by the stage name, A-Plus, is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the founding four members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief, and, with Souls of Mischief, a part of the eight-person, alternative hip hop collective, the... Casual (rapper) Jon Owens , known by his stage name Casual, is an American rapper from Oakland, California and one of the founding members of the alternative hip hop collective Hieroglyphics... |
*"Oh! Oh! Here He Comes" by Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound... |
| 9 | "Wrong Place" | Del | *"What Do You Do In The Dark" by B.T. Express B.T. Express B.T. Express was an American funk/disco group, that had a number of successful songs during the 1970s.-Career:... |
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| 10 | "In and Out" | Del | *"I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're the Royal Macadamia Nuts)" by The Turtles The Turtles The Turtles are an American rock group led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. The band became notable for several Top 40 hits beginning with its cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" in 1965... |
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| 11 | "Don't Forget" | Domino Domino (producer) Not to be confused with Domino , a different American rapper.Damian Siguenza, known by his stage name, Domino , is an American record producer, manager, DJ, and one of the members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics.-Biography:Born in San Francisco,... |
*"Fire Eater" by Rusty Bryant Rusty Bryant Royal G. "Rusty" Bryant was an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist.... *"Tranquility" by Sam Rivers Sam Rivers Samuel Carthorne Rivers , is an American jazz musician and composer. He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano.... *"Don't Worry If There's a Hell Below (We're All Gonna Go)" by Curtis Mayfield Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly... |
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| 12 | "Miles To Go" | Jay-Biz | ||
| 13 | "Check It Ooout" | Del | ||
| 14 | "Thank Youse" | A-Plus A-Plus (rapper) Adam Carter, known by the stage name, A-Plus, is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the founding four members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief, and, with Souls of Mischief, a part of the eight-person, alternative hip hop collective, the... |
*"Catch A Groove" by Juice Juice Juice is the liquid that is naturally contained in fruit or vegetable tissue.Juice is prepared by mechanically squeezing or macerating fruit or vegetable flesh without the application of heat or solvents. For example, orange juice is the liquid extract of the fruit of the orange tree... *"Hallucinate" by The Crusaders The Crusaders The Crusaders are an American music group popular in the early 1970s known for their amalgamated jazz, pop and soul sound. Since 1961, more than forty albums have been credited to the group , 19 of which were recorded under the name "The Jazz Crusaders" .-History:In 1960, following the demise of a... |
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
|U.S. Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| 1993 | No Need For Alarm | 125 | 27 | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Hot Rap Songs Hot Rap Songs Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
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| 1993 | "Catch A Bad One" | — | — | 45 |
| 1994 | "Wrong Place" | — | 48 | 29 |