As Nasty As They Wanna Be

As Nasty As They Wanna Be
Studio album by 2 Live Crew
Released	February 7, 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Southern Rap, Miami bass, Dirty rap
Length	79:30
Label	Luke Records
Producer	2 Live Crew
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (C) link
2 Live Crew chronology
Move Somethin' (1987) As Nasty As They Wanna Be (1989) As Clean As They Wanna Be (1989)

As Nasty As They Wanna Be is 2 Live Crew's third album which was released in 1989. This album became their largest seller, going 2x Platinum. In 1990, a Florida court ruled the album as legally obscene and therefore banned from sale; this ruling was later overturned by the Supreme Court. It is the first album in history to be deemed legally obscene.^[1]

It would also be the final album to be released under the Skyywalker Records label. Following a successful lawsuit against Luther Campbell and Skyywalker Records by Star Wars creator and director George Lucas, the company was forced to change its name to Luke Records.

The album is broken down track-by-track by Luke and Mr. Mixx in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique^[2].

Track listing

1. "Me So Horny" – 4:36
   • Contains vocal samples from the Stanley Kubrick movie Full Metal Jacket and the Mass Production song "Firecracker". Fragments of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" can be heard in the samples from Full Metal Jacket.
2. "Put Her in the Buck" – 3:57
   • Main riff of the song and moans are sampled from The Chakachas' "Jungle Fever".
3. "Dick Almighty" – 4:53
   • Main riff of the song is sampled from the title track of Kraftwerk's The Man-Machine album. Also contains vocal samples from Rudy Ray Moore and Richard Pryor as well as Whodini's "Big Mouth".
4. "C'mon Babe" – 4:43
5. "Dirty Nursery Rhymes" – 3:05
   • Lyrically inspired by Andrew Dice Clay's "Nursery Rhymes" routine from his Dice album. Also contains a sample from Cheech and Chong's "Earache My Eye".
6. "Break It on Down" (Campbell/Two Live Crew) – 3:59
7. "2 Live Blues" – 5:14
8. "I Ain't Bullshittin'" – 4:27
   • The title phrase is sampled from a Richard Pryor recording.
9. "Get Loose Now" (Campbell/Two Live Crew) – 4:36
   • Contains samples from the Rob Base song "It Takes Two" and The Beastie Boys song "The New Style". (Vocals: Drop!)
10. "The Fuck Shop" – 3:24
    • Contains samples from Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love", Music Explosion's "Little Bit O' Soul" and Guns N' Roses's "Sweet Child O' Mine".
11. "If You Believe in Having Sex" – 3:51
12. "My Seven Bizzos" – 4:18
    • Contains a sample from Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"
13. "Get the Fuck out of My House" – 4:37
    • Contains samples from the Eddie Murphy recording Eddie Murphy: Comedian and Laid Back's "White Horse"
14. "Reggae Joint" – 4:14
    • Contains a replayed excerpt of the synth-bass riff from Wayne Smith's "Under Me Sleng Teng".
15. "Fraternity Record" – 4:47
    • Contains a replayed excerpt of the guitar riff from The Beatles' "Day Tripper"
16. "Bad Ass Bitch" – 4:03
17. "Mega Mixx III" – 5:44
    • This largely instrumental track contains a sample of an electronic voice counting in German from the Kraftwerk song "Numbers/Computer World"
18. "Coolin'" (Campbell/Two Live Crew) – 5:02
    • Contains samples from Young-Holt Unlimited's "Soulful Strut", the backing instrumental track from Barbara Acklin's "Am I the Same Girl".

Personnel

• 2 Live Crew - Producer
• Jimmy Magnoli - Guitar
• Mr. Mixx - Vocals, Producer, Performer, Mixing
• Ted Stein - Engineer, Mixing
• Ron Taylor - Engineer, Mixing
• Chris Murphy - Engineer

As Clean as They Wanna Be

As Clean As They Wanna Be
Studio album by 2 Live Crew
Released	1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Miami bass
Length	47:37
Label	Luke Records
Producer	Luther Campbell, Mr. Mixx, 2 Live Crew
Professional reviews
Allmusic link
2 Live Crew chronology
As Nasty As They Wanna Be (1989) As Clean As They Wanna Be (1989) Banned in the USA (1990)

As Clean As They Wanna Be is the clean version of 2 Live Crew's third album. The album contains a disclaimer that '"This album does not contain explicit lyrics." The album had notably worse sales than the explicit version: "As Nasty As They Wanna Be." However, this does contain "Pretty Woman," which is not on the explicit version. The song resulted in a Supreme Court case.

Track listing

All songs written by 2 Live Crew.

YO' MAMMA'S SIDE

1. "The Funk Shop" – 3:23
2. "C'mon Babe" – 4:19
3. "Get Loose Now" – 4:36
4. "Coolin' " – 5:03
5. "You Got Larceny" – 4:57
6. "Love Digger" - 3:54

YO' DADDY'S SIDE

1. "Me So Horny" – 4:25
2. "Pretty Woman" (a parody of "Oh, Pretty Woman" written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees)
3. "My Seven Bizzos" – 4:18
4. "City of Boom" – 3:32
5. "Oh Baby, Oh Mama, Oh Wow!" - 4:56
6. "Mega Mix III" – 5:44
7. "Break It On Down" – 3:58

Personnel

• Mr. Mixx – vocals, producer, mixing
• Ted Stein – engineer, mixing
• Ron Taylor – engineer, mixing
• Milton Mizell – coordination
• Linda Fine – coordination
• Mac Hartshorn – photography
• Mike Holland, aka Mike Bizzo - H.N.I.C.
• Luther Campbell – producer, executive producer
• Nic Stone, aka Spoon 56 - Mocha Thunder Generation
• Debbie Bennett – coordination
• Mike Fuller – mastering

Notes

External links

• As Nasty As They Wanna Be at MusicBrainz