Blah Blah Blah (Blahzay Blahzay album)

Blah, Blah, Blah is the debut studio album by American Brooklyn-based hip hop duo Blahzay Blahzay. It was released on August 13, 1996, on Fader/Mercury/PolyGram Records. The recording sessions took place at D&D Studios and at Firehouse Studio, in New York. The album was produced by the duo.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Guardian
Muzik
RapReviews	7/10
The Source

The Guardian wrote that the duo's "samples and beats approximate a scrub in a gravel bath and their rapping, while glorying in the wordplay of the best new hip hop, retains a deadpan edge."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Martell Ellis Felix Rovira	2:00
2.	"Blah, Blah, Blah"	Ellis Rovira	4:21
3.	"Medina's in da House"	Ellis Rovira Leon Haywood	0:13
4.	"Danger, Pt. 2" (featuring Dark Man, Smoothe da Hustler & Trigga tha Gambler)	Ellis Rovira Christopher Wallace Osten Harvey Burt Bacharach Hal David	4:24
5.	"Don't Let This Rap Shit Fool You"	Ellis Rovira	5:50
6.	"Pain I Feel"	Ellis Rovira Hokiem Green Vincent Morgan Lawrence Parker Kenyatta Blake Walter V. Dewgarde Ewart C. Dewgarde	4:03
7.	"Posse Jumpa" (featuring Dark Man & Mental Magician)	Ellis Rovira	5:20
8.	"Maniac Cop"	Ellis Rovira	1:51
9.	"Good Cop/Bad Cop"	Ellis Rovira Parker	5:23
10.	"Sendin' Dem Back"	Ellis Rovira	4:17
11.	"Long Winded" (featuring Mental Magician, Verbal Fist & Verbal Hoods)	Ellis Rovira	5:17
12.	"Jackpot"	Ellis Rovira Joseph Williams Kurtis Khaleel	3:30
13.	"Danger"	Ellis Rovira Kendrick Davis Chris Martin Shelly Manne Clarence Reid Willie Clarke	3:45
Total length:			50:14

Sample credits

Track 3 contains a sample from "I Wanna Do Something Freaky to You" by Leon Haywood
Track 4 embodies portions of "The Warning" by Notorious B.I.G.
Track 6 contains elements from "Mad Izm" by Channel Live
Track 9 contains elements from "Sound of da Police" by KRS-One
Track 12 contains a sample of "Latoya" by Just-Ice
Track 13 contains excerpts from "Get It Together", elements from "Show & Prove" by Big Daddy Kane, samples from "Rockin' Chair" by Gwen McCrae, and embodies portions of "Come Clean" by Jeru the Damaja

Personnel

Martell "MC Outloud" Ellis – lyrics, vocals, producer, mixing, arranger, executive producer (tracks: 1-12)
Felix "P.F. Cuttin'" Rovera – scratches, producer, mixing, arranger, executive producer (tracks: 1-12)
Joe Quinde – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13), recording (tracks: 1, 10, 12)
Kieran Walsh – mixing (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 10, 11)
Suydam – assistant recording (track 2)
Donovan McCoy – recording & engineering (track 3)
Nolan 'Dr. No' Moffitte – recording (tracks: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), engineering (track 8)
Max Vargas – assistant mixing (tracks: 4-7, 9-13)
Bill Donely – recording (track 13)
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Domingo Padilla – executive producer (track 13)
Bruce Carbone – A&R
Calvin Laburn – A&R
Kenyatta Bell – A&R
Leanne Drum – A&R
Daniel Hastings – art direction, photography
Miguel Rivera – design

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)	34
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)	24

References

Stanley, Leo. "Blah Blah Blah - Blahzay Blahzay | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
^ Sullivan, Caroline (6 Sep 1996). "Blahzay Blahzay Blah Blah Blah". Features. The Guardian. p. 14.
Ashon, Will (October 1996). "Blahzay Blahzay: Blah Blah Blah" (PDF). Muzik. No. 17. p. 141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 1996). "Blahzay Blahzay :: Blah Blah Blah :: Fader/Mercury". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
McLure, Dan (September 1996). "Record Report: Blahzay Blahzay – Blah, Blah, Blah". The Source. No. 84. New York. p. 154.
"Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 31, 1996. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
"Heatseekers Albums Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 31, 1996. p. 21. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

External links

Blahzay Blahzay – Blah Blah Blah at Discogs (list of releases)

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