Sons of the P

Sons of the P is the second album by American rap group Digital Underground, released on October 15, 1991. The album featured two hit singles, "No Nose Job" and "Kiss You Back", both of which were written by, and featured the lead vocals of Greg Jacobs (a.k.a. Shock G/Humpty Hump), and the latter of which featured multi-layered choruses and background vocals sung by Boni Boyer,[2] who briefly worked with D.U. shortly after her stint with Prince's Sign of the Times/Love Sexy band. It is sometimes mistakenly reported that Kiss You Back was co-written & co-performed by George Clinton,[3][4] but his name appropriately appears in the writers credit due to a sample of "(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic. He did however actively participate in the writing and recording of the title track "Sons of the P", to which he also contributed vocals, and which marked one of the earliest studio guest appearances by Clinton on a Hip Hop release,[5] preceded only by Kurtis Blow's "Magilla Gorilla" released in 1986.[6] Both the album and the single "Kiss You Back" were each certified Gold by the RIAA.[7][8]

Sons Of The P
Studio album by
Digital Underground
ReleasedOctober 15, 1991
Recorded1991
GenreWest Coast hip hop
Length64:40
Label
ProducerDigital Underground
Digital Underground chronology
This Is an EP Release
(1991)		 Sons Of The P
(1991)		 The Body-Hat Syndrome
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Robert Christgau link
Entertainment WeeklyA link
Q link
RapReviews8.0/10 link
Rolling Stone link
The Source [1]

Track listing
  1. "The DFLO Shuttle"
  2. "Heartbeat Props"
  3. "No Nose Job"
  4. "Sons Of The P" (features George Clinton)
  5. "Flowin' On The D-Line"
  6. "Kiss You Back"
  7. "Tales Of The Funky"
  8. "The Higher Heights Of Spirituality"
  9. "Family Of The Underground" (features Stretch)
  10. "The D-Flowstrumental" (CD Only Track)
  11. "Good Thing We're Rappin'"

Samples

Album chart positions
Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200[9] Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[9]
1991 Sons Of The P #44 #23

Singles chart positions
Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100[10] Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[10] Hot Rap Singles[10]
1991 Kiss You Back #40 #13 #5
1991 No Nose Job - #28 #27

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Dennis, Reginald C. "Review pt. 1, pt. 2: Sons Of The P". The Source Magazine: 56-56. December 1991.
  2. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Boni+Boyer
  3. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=298679957&id=298679801
  4. http://www.answers.com/topic/digital-underground
  5. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/we-dont-die-we-multiply-heartbeat-props
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2010-08-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=279359168&albumId=124699&page=3%5B%5D
  8. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/digital_underground/artist.jhtml
  9. "Digital Underground: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  10. "Digital Underground: Charts & Awards: Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  11. "American album certifications – Digital Underground – Sons of the P". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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