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1988 studio album by Audio Two
What More Can I Say?
Studio album by Audio Two
ReleasedJune 7, 1988
Recorded1986–1988
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length37:55
Label
Producer
  • DJ Gizmo
  • Milk Dee
  • Daddy-O
  • The King of Chill
Audio Two chronology
Flip-Flop Mini-Album
(1986) 		What More Can I Say?
(1988) 		I Don't Care: The Album
(1990)
Singles from What More Can I Say?
  1. "Make It Funky/Top Billin'"
    Released: October 15, 1987
  2. "Hickeys Around My Neck"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Many Styles / The Questions"
    Released: 1988
  4. "I Don't Care"
    Released: 1988

What More Can I Say? is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Audio Two. It was released in 1988 through First Priority Records with distribution by Atlantic Records. The recording sessions took place at I.N.S. Studios, Such-A-Sound Studio and First Priority Lab, in New York City. The album was produced by members Milk Dee and DJ Gizmo with Daddy-O and the King of Chill. It peaked at No. 185 on the Billboard 200 and No. 45 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. What More Can I Say? spawned four singles: "Make It Funky"/"Top Billin'", "Hickeys Around My Neck", "Many Styles"/"The Questions", and "I Don't Care". The song "I Like Cherries" was previously released on Flip-Flop Mini-Album, a 1986 split mini-LP dropped with the Alliance (King of Chill, Kool C and D.J. Dice).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer stated that the album, "while uneven, confirms uncommonly articulate approach to rap."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Top Billin'" (featuring Daddy-O)2:52
2."What More Can I Say?"Glenn BoltonAudio Two4:39
3."When the 2 Is on the Mic"
  • Nat Robinson
  • Kirk Robinson
Audio Two3:19
4."I Like Cherries"
  • Nat Robinson
  • Kirk Robinson
Audio Two3:51
5."I Don't Care"
  • Nat Robinson
  • Kirk Robinson
Audio Two4:04
6."Giz Starts Buggin'"
  • Nat Robinson
  • Kirk Robinson
Audio Two3:08
7."Make It Funky" (featuring Daddy-O)
  • Nat Robinson
  • Kirk Robinson
  • Audio Two
  • Daddy-O
5:02
8."Hickeys Around My Neck"
  • Nat Robinson
  • Kirk Robinson
Audio Two3:49
9."Put It 2 Music"
  • Nat Robinson
  • Kirk Robinson
Audio Two1:10
10."Top Billin'" (Instrumental)
  • Nat Robinson
  • Kirk Robinson
  • Audio Two
  • Daddy-O
3:00
11."The Questions" (featuring the King of Chill)
  • Nat Robinson
  • Kirk Robinson
  • Freddie Byrd
  • Audio Two
  • The King of Chill
3:01
Total length:37:55

Personnel

  • Nathaniel V. "DJ Gizmo" Robinson Jr. – main artist, producer, executive producer
  • Kirk S. "Milk Dee" Robinson – main artist, producer, engineering
  • Glenn K. "Daddy-O" Bolton – featured artist & producer (tracks: 1, 7, 10)
  • Freddie "The King of Chill" Byrd – featured artist & producer (track 11)
  • Shlomo Sonnenfeld – engineering
  • Phil DeMartino – engineering
  • Gary Clugston – engineering
  • Dan Sheehan – engineering
  • Yoram Vazan – engineering
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • Shirt King – artwork
  • Carol Bobolts – design
  • John Pinderhughes – photography

Chart history

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 185
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 45

References

  1. Williams, Justin A., ed. (2015). The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop. Cambridge University Press. p. 311.
  2. Stancell, Steven (1996). Rap Whoz Who: The World of Rap Music. Schirmer Books. p. 15.
  3. Kellman, Andy. "What More Can I Say? Audio Two". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  4. ^ Tucker, Ken (June 5, 1988). "Audio Two What More Can I Say?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E10.
  5. "Audio Two Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  6. "Audio Two Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

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