Stone Crazy

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Stone Crazy
Studio album by
The Beatnuts
ReleasedJune 24, 1997 (1997-06-24)
RecordedAugust 1996 – February 1997
StudioWorldwide
GenreHip hop
Length50:49
LabelRelativity
ProducerThe Beatnuts
The Beatnuts chronology
The Beatnuts: Street Level
(1994) 		Stone Crazy
(1997) 		Hydra Beats, Vol. 5
(1997)
Singles from Stone Crazy
  1. "Find That"
    Released: December 24, 1996
  2. "Do You Believe?"
    Released: March 11, 1997
  3. "Off the Books"
    Released: September 16, 1997
  4. "Here's a Drink"
    Released: November 3, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews8.5/10[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
The Source

Stone Crazy is the second studio album by American hip hop duo The Beatnuts. It was released on June 24, 1997, via Relativity Records. Recording sessions took place at Worldwide Studios. Produced solely by the Beatnuts, it features guest appearances from Big Pun, Blaq Poet, Cuban Link, Don Gobbi, Gab Gotcha, Horny Man and Hostyle. Member Fashion left the group to pursue a solo career and is not featured on the album.

The album reached number 154 on the Billboard 200 and number 38 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States, and is considered their breakthrough album.[4] It contains four singles: "Find That", "Do You Believe?", "Off the Books" and "Here's a Drink".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."World Famous"David Axelrod1:29
2."Bless the M.I.C." (featuring Gab Gotcha)
3:22
3."Intermission" 1:10
4."Here's a Drink"
3:04
5."Off the Books" (featuring Big Punisher and Cuban Link)
4:42
6."Be Proud/Interlude" 0:27
7."Do You Believe?"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
3:20
8."Finger Smoke" 0:47
9."Stone Crazy"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
3:36
10."Niggaz Know"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Axelrod
4:11
11."Horny Horns" 0:34
12."Find That"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
3:54
13."Supa Supreme"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
3:27
14."Thinkin 'Bout Cash" (featuring Hostyle and The Poet)
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
4:57
15."Uncivilized" (featuring Don Gobbi)
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Michael Small
  • Nathaniel Hall
4:45
16."Give Me Tha Ass"
3:50
17."Strokes" (featuring Horny Man)
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Jose C. Perez Sanchez
3:14
Total length:50:49

Personnel

  • Lester "Psycho Les" Fernandez – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12-17)
  • Jerry "JuJu" Tineo – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12-17)
  • Gabriel "Gab Gotcha" Velasquez – vocals (track 2)
  • Christopher "Big Pun" Rios – vocals (track 5)
  • Felix "Cuban Link" Delgado – vocals (track 5)
  • Fredrick "Hostyle" Ivey – vocals (track 14)
  • Wilbur "Blaq Poet" Bass – vocals (track 14)
  • Don Gobbi – vocals (track 15)
  • Jose C. "Horny Man" Perez Sanchez – vocals (track 17)
  • Herbert Powers Jr. – mastering (tracks: 1-3, 5, 6, 8-15, 17)
  • Michael Sarsfield – mastering (tracks: 4, 7, 16)
  • David Bett – art direction
  • Chiu Liu – design
  • Michael Lavine – photography

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 154
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 38

Singles

Song Chart (1997) Peak
position
"Do You Believe?" U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 81
U.S. Hot Rap Singles 27
"Off the Books" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 86
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 52
U.S. Hot Rap Singles 12

References

  1. ^ Stanley, Leo. "The Beatnuts - Stone Crazy Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Doggett, Tom (November 23, 2004). "The Beatnuts :: Stone Crazy :: Relativity Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ Ryan, Chris. "The Beatnuts Biography". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 10, 2007.
  5. ^ "The Beatnuts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "The Beatnuts Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

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