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1993 studio album by Akinyele
Vagina Diner
Studio album by Akinyele
Released1993
StudioPower Play Studios, New York City, New York
GenreHip hop, dirty rap
Length41:27
LabelInterscope • Atlantic
ProducerLarge Professor
Akinyele chronology
Vagina Diner
(1993) 		Put It in Your Mouth
(1996)

Vagina Diner is the debut studio album by American rapper Akinyele, released on Interscope Records in 1993. The album's single was "Ak Ha Ha! Ak Hoo Hoo?" The album did not receive much promotional backing from Interscope, but did manage to become a hit on college radio.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide
RapReviews8.5/10
The Source

In a retrospective review, Spin wrote that Akinyele is "a gritty, X-rated joker with a uniquely bipolar flow—his set-ups are nimble wordplay, his punchlines are delivered in a low Oscar the Grouch croak."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Worldwide"4:01
2."Outta State"4:25
3."Ak Ha Ha! Ak Hoo Hoo?"2:50
4."Dear Diary"3:04
5."Bags Packed"3:36
6."The Bomb"4:45
7."Beat"0:26
8."Checkmate"4:28
9."I Luh Hur"2:42
10."You Know My Style"0:20
11."Exercise"3:22
12."No Exit"3:54
13."30 Days"3:34

Personnel

  • Akinyele – vocals
  • Large Professor – production
  • Rob Swift – scratches
  • Matt Noble – engineering
  • Anton Pushansky – engineering
  • Rob Sutton – engineering
  • Dino Zervous – engineering
  • Tar – photography
  • The Pizz – illustration
  • Kimberly Holt – art direction, design

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 83

References

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 89.
  2. "Akinyele | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. Bynoe, Yvonne (2006). Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip-Hop Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 6.
  4. "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 36. Sep 4, 1993. p. 20.
  5. Brennan, Timothy (2008). Secular Devotion : Afro-Latin Music and Imperial Jazz. Verso. p. 140.
  6. "Vagina Diner Akinyele". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  7. MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 9.
  8. "Akinyele Vagina Diner". RapReviews.
  9. Da Ghetto Communicator (September 1993). "Akinyele: Vagina Diner". The Source (48).
  10. "'Til Infinity: The 50 Best Rap Albums From 1993, Hip-Hop's Other Greatest Year". Spin. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  11. "Akinyele - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

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