Release the Pressure is the debut album by rap group, Criminal Nation

Criminal Nation

Criminal Nation was an American hip-hop group whose members included D-Rob, Spade, Bumpy, Wojack, MC Deff, Clee-Bone and Eugenious. The group was active from 1990 to 1992 and then briefly in 2000, originally they were signed to Nastymix Records, but the 2000 incarnation were signed to Ocean...

. It was released in 1990 for Nastymix Records and was produced by the groups producers, Eugenious and Womack. The album peaked at #73 on the Billboard charts

Billboard charts

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 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

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...

 and also featured the hit single, Insane, which made it to #17 on the Hot Rap Singles. The video for another single Black Power Nation, gained some airplay.

Track listing

1. "Positively Funky"- 4:47
2. "Black Power Nation"- 3:42
3. "The Right Crowd"- 3:05
4. "Insane"- 3:57
5. "I'm Rollin'"- 5:22
6. "My Laboratory"- 4:24
7. "Violent Sound"- 2:48
8. "Release the Pressure"- 5:18
9. "Definitely Down for Trouble"- 4:49
10. "Criminal Hit"- 3:34
11. "Mission of Murder"- 4:35
12. "Take No Prisoners"- 3:28