Super Bad
Studio album by
Terminator X & The Godfathers Of Threatt
ReleasedJune 21, 1994
Recorded1993–1994
GenrePolitical Rap
Hardcore rap
Length58:41
LabelP.R.O. Division/RAL/PolyGram Records
ProducerRussell Simmons (exec.)
Terminator X
Kool DJ Herc
Grandmaster Flash
Terminator X & The Godfathers Of Threatt chronology
Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets
(1991)		 Super Bad
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Super Bad is the second solo album by DJ Terminator X.[5][6] The album was released on June 21, 1994, on Def Jam Recordings sub-label RAL and was produced by Terminator X, Kool DJ Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and Russell Simmons. The album was only a minor success, making it to #189 on the Billboard 200 and #38 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released, "Under the Sun" and "It All Comes Down to the Money," the latter of which made it to #26 on the Hot Rap Singles. "It All Comes Down to the Money" was released in 1993.

Production

Super Bad features guest appearances from many hip hop musicians, including Ice Cube, Chuck D, Ice-T, Whodini, Grandmaster Flash, Kool DJ Herc, Cold Crush Brothers, The Fantastic Five, and Jam Master Jay.[7]

Critical reception

Vibe wrote that "although much of Super Bad is fueled by spare beats--slinky keyboards here, the signature PE siren loops there, scratching and drum machine effects everywhere--Terminator X makes good on his tip-off proclamation 'I speak with my hands.'"[8] Billboard praised "Under the Sun," calling it "an intelligent vibe, fueled by some of the spaciest grooves since Parliament."[9] Trouser Press wrote: "Tripping from Jamaica to the Bronx and back, the diverse album is kinetic, jazzy, soulful, cinematic and absurdly entertaining."[10]

Track listing

  1. "Terminator's Back" feat. Kool DJ Herc – 1:47
  2. "Kidds From the Terror" feat. Punk Barbarians – 2:55
  3. "Godfather Promo" – 0:09
  4. "Sticka" feat. Chuck D, Ice Cube, Ice-T, MC Lyte & Punk Barbarians – 3:58
  5. "Money Promo" – 0:26
  6. "It All Comes Down to the Money" feat. Whodini – 5:28
  7. "Thumpin's Goin On Rogers" feat. Kool DJ Herc – 1:25
  8. "Krunch Time" – 3:06
  9. "G'Damn Datt DJ Made My Day" feat. Grandmaster Flash – 2:14
  10. "Stylewild '94" feat. Cold Crush Brothers & The Fantastic Five – 5:59
  11. "Funky Piano" – 0:54
  12. "A Side Final Promo" – 0:24
  13. "Make Room for Thunder" feat. Kool DJ Herc – 2:29
  14. "Scary-Us" feat. Flatlinerz – 3:41
  15. "Learn That Poem" – 0:41
  16. "Under the Sun" feat. Joe Sinistr – 3:45
  17. "1994 Street Muthafukkas Gong Show" 3:52
  18. "Don't Even Go There" feat. Bonnie 'N' Clyde – 3:53
  19. "Herc Yardman Word" – 0:54
  20. "Mashitup" feat. Prince Collin – 3:42
  21. "Say My Brother" – 0:07
  22. "Put Cha Thang Down" – 5:16
  23. "Herc's Message" feat. Kool DJ Herc – 1:25

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 189
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums 38

Singles

It All Comes Down to the Money
Chart Peak
position
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 12
Hot R&B Singles 72
Hot Rap Singles 26
Under the Sun
Chart Peak
position
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 44

References

  1. ↑ "Super Bad - Terminator X & the Godfathers of Threatt | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 94.
  3. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 904.
  4. ↑ Evans, Paul (September 8, 1994). "Rollin' & tumblin'". Rolling Stone. No. 690. p. 78.
  5. ↑ "Terminator X | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ Myrie, Russell (September 25, 2009). Don't Rhyme For The Sake of Riddlin'. Canongate Books. ISBN 9781847676115 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Former Public Enemy DJ Terminator X Returns With New Album". HipHopDX. December 6, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Revolutions". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. April 25, 1994 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "Single Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 9, 1994 – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ "Public Enemy". Trouser Press. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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