| How A Black Man Feels | ||||
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| Studio album by Schoolly D | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
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| Length | 45:45 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Schoolly D | |||
| Schoolly D chronology | ||||
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How a Black Man Feels is the fifth album by the American rapper Schoolly D. It was released in 1991 via Capitol Records, his first album for the label. The album spawned three singles, "Original Gangster", “Where’d You Get That Funk From”, and “King of New York”.
Production
KRS-One contributed to the production of the album. Schoolly D considered How a Black Man Feels to be a guide on living, and escaping from, the ghetto.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 3/10 |
Trouser Press wrote that "other than the unfashionable stripped-down beats (complete with Run-DMC samples), Schoolly’s ugly and all-too-common gangsta threats ... sound like a sorry-ass imitation jackin’ for bucks."
Track listing
- “Run” – 4:12
- “Your Worst Nightmare” – 4:52
- “King of New York” – 4:35
- “Original Gangster” – 3:39
- “Die Nigger Die” – 4:56
- “Where’d You Get That Funk From” – 4:43
- “How a Black Man Feels” – 3:50
- “Just Another Killer” – 5:32
- “Peace to the Nation” – 4:45
- “Sometimes It’s Got to Be That Way” – 4:41
References
- Bradley, Adam; DuBois, Andrew (November 2, 2010). "The Anthology of Rap". Yale University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 621–622.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 342–343.
- de la Vina, Mark (30 June 1992). "The Message Is Rap's Beat". Features Yo!. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 27.
- How a Black Man Feels at AllMusic
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 293.
- "Schoolly D". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 June 2021.