Tell the World My Name

Tell the World My Name
Studio album by K-Solo
Released	May 22, 1990
Recorded	1989-1990
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Atlantic 82108
Producer	Parrish Smith Erick Sermon
K-Solo chronology
Tell the World My Name (1990) Time's Up (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Tell The World My Name is the debut album of the American emcee K-Solo.

Hits like "Your Mom's in My Business" and "Spellbound" proved the growing success of his style.

The song "Spellbound" was later sampled by R&B group Brownstone for their 1994 hit "If You Love Me".^[2]

On June 21, 2009,^[3] Traffic Entertainment Group reissued Tell The World My Name with five bonus tracks that were remix and a cappella versions of the singles released from the album.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Parrish Smith, except track 1, which is produced by Erick Sermon.^[5]

1. "Spellbound"
2. "Rockin' for My Hometown"
3. "Everybody Knows Me"
4. "Speed Blocks"
5. "Fugitive"
6. "Tales from the Crack Side"
7. "Your Mom's in My Business"
8. "Real Solo Please Stand Up"
9. "Renee-Renee"
10. "Solo Rocks the House"
11. "The Messenger"
12. "Drums of Death"

Samples

• "Spellbound"
  • "Rated X" by Kool & the Gang
• "Everybody Knows Me"
  • "Boogie on Reggae Women" by Stevie Wonder
  • "Valley of the Shadows" by Bob James
  • "Nautilus" by Bob James
• "Fugitive"
  • Knucklehead" by Grover Washington, Jr.
• "Your Mom's in My Business"
  • "Before I Let Go" by Frankie Beverly & Maze
• "Real Solo Please Stand Up"
  • "S.W.A.T. Theme" by Rhythm Heritage
  • "Theme from the Planets" by Dexter Wansel
• "Renee-Renee"
  • "Crab Apple" by Idris Muhammad
• "Solo Rocks the House"
  • "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothin'(Open up the Door...)" by James Brown

References

1. "Tell the World My Name - K-Solo : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
2. "Brownstone's If You Love Me sample of K-Solo's Spellbound". WhoSampled. 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
3. "K-Solo - Tell The World My Name (DELUXE EDITION) (RE-ISSUE) - Audio CD - Underground Hip Hop - Store". Underground Hip Hop. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
4. "K-Solo - Tell The World My Name (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
5. "K-Solo - Tell The World My Name (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.