Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen is a 1991 album by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

Lisa Lisa and her band Cult Jam were an urban contemporary band and one of first freestyle music groups to emerge from New York City in the 1980s. Cult Jam consisted of guitarist/bassist Alex "Spanador" Moseley, and drummer/keyboardist Mike Hughes...

. It is best known for the lead track "Let the Beat Hit 'Em

Let the Beat Hit 'Em

"Let the Beat Hit 'Em" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam from their 1991 album Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen. The song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart , reaching #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. One year later, Dutch duo produced a 3:40 long remix...

" which hit #1 on the Billboard R&B and Dance charts. The only other single released was the ballad "Where Were You When I Needed You". It is named for the Manhattan neighborhood in which lead vocalist Lisa Velez grew up and lived until the mid-2000s. The first half of the album was produced by C+C Music Factory

C+C Music Factory

C+C Music Factory is a dance-pop and hip hop group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés which stopped recording 1996, following Cole's death...

's David Cole

David Cole (producer)

David Cole was a songwriter and record producer, and was one half of the dance-music duo C+C Music Factory, which he founded with musical partner Robert Clivillés....

 and Robert Clivillés

Robert Clivillés

Robert Clivillés is a record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director most noted for his work with C+C Music Factory, a group he founded with musical partner David Cole...

, and the second half was produced, as always, by Full Force

Full Force

Full Force is a group of R&B performers and producers from Brooklyn, New York, USA, calling itself the original hip hop vocal band.-Members:*B-Fine - drums and drum programming*Shy Shy - bass guitar...

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Track listing

1. Introduction [Interlude #1]/Something 'bout Love
2. Let the Music Play
3. Let the Beat Hit 'Em
   Let the Beat Hit 'Em
   "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam from their 1991 album Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen. The song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart , reaching #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. One year later, Dutch duo produced a 3:40 long remix...
   
   
4. You + Me = Love
5. Rainstorm Interlude/Don't Say Goodbye
6. Forever
7. Let It Go
8. I Like It, I Like It
9. Love Will Get Us By
10. Where Were You When I Needed You
11. Do It Like That
12. Sensuality