2 Hype

2 Hype is the debut album by rap duo, Kid 'n Play. The album was released in 1988 for Select Records, distributed by Landmark Distributors owned by Jeffrey Collins, and was produced by Hurby Luv Bug and The Invincibles.

2 Hype
Studio album by
Kid 'n Play
ReleasedOctober 25, 1988
Recorded1987-1988
GenreGolden age hip hop, new jack swing
Length43:37
LabelSelect Records
ProducerHurby Luv Bug
The Invincibles
Kid 'n Play chronology
2 Hype
(1988)		 Funhouse
(1990)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

2 Hype was a success for the duo, reaching #96 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and being certified Gold by the RIAA. Three singles found success on the Hot Rap Singles chart, "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play" (#2), "2 Hype" (#19) and "Gittin' Funky" (#24). In 2008, "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play" was ranked number 63 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

Track listing
  1. "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play" – 4:01
  2. "Brother Man Get Hip" – 3:43
  3. "Gittin' Funky" – 4:41
  4. "Soul Man" – 3:31
  5. "Damn That DJ (The Wizard M.E.)" – 3:28
  6. "Last Night" – 4:23
  7. "2 Hype" – 3:57
  8. "Can You Dig That" – 3:27
  9. "Undercover" (feat. The Real Roxanne) – 3:38
  10. "Do the Kid 'n Play Kick Step" – 4:02
  11. "Do This My Way" – 4:46

Samples

Do This My Way

  • "Think (About It) by Lyn Collins
  • "'Cross the Tracks (We Better Go Back)" by Maceo & the Macks

Gittin' Funky

Last Night

Rollin' With Kid 'N Play

  • "I Don't Know What It Is, but It Sure Is Funky" by Ripple
  • "Crazy" by Slug-Go

Undercover

Damn That DJ (The Wizard M.E.)

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r27993
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