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Straight Up Sewaside is the second album by the hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

duo Das EFX

Das EFX

Das EFX is an American hip hop duo. It consists of emcees Skoob and Dray...

. It was not as popular as their debut album Dead Serious
Dead Serious (album)
Dead Serious is the debut studio album of American hip hop duo Das EFX, released April 7, 1992 on East West Records and distributed through Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Firehouse Studios in Brooklyn, New York and at Charlie Marotta's North Shore Soundworks studio...

, but was a critical success. It reached #20 on The Billboard 200 despite having three popular singles including "Freakit", "Baknaffek" and "Kaught In Da Ak".

Track listing

#	Title	Songwriters	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Intro"			Interlude
2	"Undaground Rappa"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch, J. Brown	Chris Charity, Derek Lynch	Das Efx
3	"Gimme Dat Micraphone"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Marotta, Kool & The Gang Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...	Charlie Marotta	Das Efx
4	"Check It Out"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	Chris Charity, Derek Lynch	Das Efx
5	"Interlude"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	Chris Charity, Derek Lynch	Das Efx
6	"Freakit"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	Chris Charity, Derek Lynch	Das Efx
7	"Rappaz"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch, J. Brown	Chris Charity, Derek Lynch	Das Efx
8	"Interview"			Das Efx
9	"Baknaffek"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	Chris Charity, Derek Lynch	Das Efx
10	"Kaught In Da Ak"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch, A. Horovitz, D. McDaniels, R. Rubin, R. Simmons	Chris Charity, Derek Lynch	Das Efx
11	"Wontu"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	Chris Charity, Derek Lynch	Das Efx
12	"Krazy Wit Da Books"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch, H. David, B. Bacharach	Chris Charity, Derek Lynch	Das Efx
13	"It'z Lik Dat"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	Chris Charity, Derek Lynch	Das Efx
14	"Host Wit Da Most [Rappaz Remix]"	A. Weston, W. Hines, C. Charity, D. Lynch	Andre Weston, Willie Hines	Das Efx

Samples

"Undaground Rappa"
- "Soul Power" by James Brown
  James Brown
  James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
"Baknaffek"
- "People" by Graham Central Station
  Graham Central Station
  Graham Central Station is a funk band named after founder Larry Graham . The name is a pun on New York City's Grand Central Terminal, often incorrectly called Grand Central Station....
- "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren
  Malcolm McLaren
  Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren was an English performer, impresario, self-publicist and manager of the Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls...
"Gimme Dat Microphone"
- "Funky Granny" by Kool & The Gang
  Kool & the Gang
  Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...
"Kaught In Da Ak"
- "Paul Revere" by Beastie Boys
  Beastie Boys
  Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
"It's Like Dat"
- "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane
  Big Daddy Kane
  Antonio Hardy better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MC's in Hip Hop...

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200 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...	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1993	Straight Up Sewaside	#20	#6

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	Billboard Hot 100 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...	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles Hot Rap Tracks 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...	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1993	"Freakit"	#43	#24	#6	#1
1994	"Baknaffek"	-	#98	#44	#31
1994	"Kaught In Da Ak"	-	-	-	#32

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