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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Ain't No Other
| name = Ain't No Other
| type = album
| type = album
| artist = [[MC Lyte]]
| artist = [[MC Lyte]]
| cover = Aint No other.jpg
| cover = Aint No other.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1993|6|22|mf=y}}
| released = {{start date|1993|6|22|mf=y}}
| recorded = 1992–1993
| recorded = 1992–1993
| venue =
| venue =
| studio = {{hlist|Future Recording Studios ([[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]], [[Virginia|VA]])|First Priority Labs ([[Staten Island]], [[New York (state)|NY]])|Power Play Studios ([[Long Island City]], NY)|[[Chung King Studios]] (New York, NY)||Battery Studios (New York, NY)|AT Large Studios<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|title=MC Lyte – Act Like You Know|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/act-like-you-know-mw0000272569}}</ref>}}
| studio =
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length = 60:08
| length = 60:08
| label = {{flat list|
| label = *[[First Priority Music|First Priority]]
⚫
*[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
*First Priority Music
| producer = {{hlist|[[Audio Two]]|Backspin|[[Wreckx-N-Effect]]|Franklin Grant|[[Ty Fyffe|Tyrone Fyffe]]|"Lil" Chris Smith|John "Funk" Alexander|[[K-Cut (producer)|K-Cut]]|[[Main Source|Sir Scratch]]|Walter "Mucho" Scott
⚫
*[[Atlantic Records]]}}
}}
| producer = {{flat list|
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| prev_title = [[Act Like You Know (MC Lyte album)|Act Like You Know]]
*[[Audio Two]]
⚫
| prev_year = 1991
*Backspin
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| next_title = [[Bad As I Wanna B]]
*[[Wreckx-N-Effect|Markell Riley]]
⚫
| next_year = 1996
*Franklin Grant
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| misc = {{Singles
*[[Ty Fyffe|Tyrone Fyffe]]
*"Lil" Chris Smith
*Funk
*[[Main Source|K-Cut & Sir Scratch]]
*Walter "Mucho" Scott}}
⚫
| prev_title = [[Act Like You Know (MC Lyte album)|Act Like You Know]]
⚫
| prev_year = 1991
⚫
| next_title = [[Bad As I Wanna B]]
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| next_year = 1996
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = Ain't No Other
| name = Ain't No Other
| type = studio
| type = studio
| single1 = Ice Cream Dream
| single1 = [[Ruffneck (song)|Ruffneck]]
| single1date = 1992
| single1date = May 27, 1993
| single2 = [[Ruffneck (song)|Ruffneck]]
| single2 = [[I Go On]]
| single2date = May 27, 1993
| single2date = November 4, 1993
| single3 = I Go On
| single3date = 1993
}}
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r188737}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r188737}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2Score = A−<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=914&name=MC+Lyte|title=Robert Christgau: CG: MC Lyte|website=Robertchristgau.com|accessdate=9 April 2019}}</ref>
| rev2score = A−<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=914&name=MC+Lyte|title=Robert Christgau: CG: MC Lyte|website=Robertchristgau.com|accessdate=April 9, 2019}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news|first=Connie|last=Johnson|title=In Brief|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 25, 1993|page=|accessdate=January 21, 2023|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-25-ca-16633-story.html}}</ref>
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| rev3Score = favorable<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/rock/gangbitc-93.php|title=Robert Christgau: Rude Girls Rule: Boss, MC Lyte, Yo Yo, Roxanne Shanté|website=Robertchristgau.com|accessdate=9 April 2019}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4 = ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]''
| rev4score = 5/10<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Dele|last=Fadele|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52935890453/|title=Long Play|magazine=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|date=1993-07-24|page=35|access-date=2023-06-05|author-link=Dele Fadele}}</ref>
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|rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book|chapter=MC Lyte|last=Harris|first=Keith|title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/526 526]}}</ref>|noprose=yes}}
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
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| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book|chapter=MC Lyte|last=Harris|first=Keith|title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/526 526]}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
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| rev6score = (favorable)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/rock/gangbitc-93.php|title=Robert Christgau: Rude Girls Rule: Boss, MC Lyte, Yo Yo, Roxanne Shanté|website=Robertchristgau.com|accessdate=April 9, 2019}}</ref>
|noprose=yes}}


'''''Ain't No Other''''' is the fourth album released by American rapper [[MC Lyte]]. It was released on June 22, 1993, on First Priority Music/[[Atlantic Records]] and produced by [[Audio Two]], Backspin, Markell Riley, Franklin Grant, [[Ty Fyffe|Tyrone Fyffe]], "Lil" Chris Smith, Funk, Sir Scratch and Walter "Mucho" Scott.
'''''Ain't No Other''''' is the fourth album released by American rapper [[MC Lyte]]. It was released on June 22, 1993, on First Priority Music/[[Atlantic Records]] and produced by [[Audio Two]], Backspin, Markell Riley, Franklin Grant, [[Ty Fyffe|Tyrone Fyffe]], "Lil" Chris Smith, Funk, Sir Scratch and Walter "Mucho" Scott.


''Ain't No Other'' slightly improved on the charts from her last album, peaking at #90 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and #16 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and producing two charting singles "I Go On" which peaked at #27 on the [[Hot Rap Singles]] and the more successful "Ruffneck" which made it to #1 on the Hot Rap Singles, #35 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and #25 on the [[Rhythmic Top 40]]. "Ruffneck" was also featured on EA's 2005 release NBA Street v3.
''Ain't No Other'' peaked at No. 90 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and No. 16 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top R&B Albums]] chart, selling 238,000 copies in United States according to [[Nielsen Soundscan]] (2007).<ref name="nielsen soundscan">{{cite magazine|first=Mariel|last=Concepcion|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 9, 2007|title=A bad rap?|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7BIEAAAAMBAJ/page/n23|pages=24–25|via=Internet Archive|access-date=February 3, 2022| volume=119 | issue=23}}</ref>

Also produced two charting singles "[[I Go On]]", which peaked at No. 27 on the [[Hot Rap Singles]] chart, and the more successful "[[Ruffneck (song)|Ruffneck]]", which reached No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and peaked at No. 35 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"Intro"- 0:19
#"Intro" – 0:19
#"Brooklyn" (Lana Moorer, Tyrone Fyffe, Franklin Grant, Markell Riley) - 4:03
#"Brooklyn" (Lana Moorer, Tyrone Fyffe, Franklin Grant, Markell Riley) – 4:03
#"Ruffneck" (Lana Moorer, Aquil Davidson, Markell Riley, Walter Scott) - 3:57
#"[[Ruffneck (song)|Ruffneck]]" (Lana Moorer, Aquil Davidson, Markell Riley, Walter Scott) – 3:57
#"What's My Name Yo" (Lana Moorer, Kevin McKenzie, Scott McKenzie) - 3:38
#"What's My Name Yo" (Lana Moorer, Kevin McKenzie, Scott McKenzie) – 3:38
#"Lil Paul" (Lana Moorer, Funk) - 3:27
#"Lil Paul" (Lana Moorer, Funk) – 3:27
#"Ain't No Other" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) - 3:36
#"Ain't No Other" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:36
#"Hard Copy" ([[Lin Que|Linque Ayoung]], Backspin) featuring Lin Que and Makeba Mooncycle (Kink Ez)- 2:30
#"Hard Copy" ([[Lin Que|Linque Ayoung]], Backspin) featuring Lin Que and Makeba Mooncycle (Kink Ez) – 2:30
#"Fuck That Motherfucking Bullshit" (Vaughn Alford, Kirk Robinson) - 3:17
#"Fuck That Motherfucking Bullshit" (Lana Moorer, Vaughn Alford, Kirk Robinson) – 3:17
#"Intro"- 0:05
#"Intro" – 0:05
#"I Go On" (Lana Moorer, Aquil Davidson, Franklin Grant, Markell Riley) - 4:47
#"I Go On" (Lana Moorer, Aquil Davidson, Franklin Grant, Markell Riley) – 4:47
#"One Nine Nine Three" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) - 3:27
#"One Nine Nine Three" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:27
#"Never Heard Nothin' Like This" (Kirk Robinson) - 3:06
#"Never Heard Nothin' Like This" (Kirk Robinson) – 3:06
#"Can I Get Some Dap" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) - 3:34
#"Can I Get Some Dap" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:34
#"Let Me Adem" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) - 3:22
#"Let Me Adem" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:22
#"Steady Fucking" (Lana Moorer, Kirk Robinson, Nat Robinson) - 5:08
#"Steady Fucking" (featuring [[KRS-One]]) (Lana Moorer, Kirk Robinson, Nat Robinson, [[KRS-One|Lawrence Parker]], [[Scott LaRock|Scott Sterling]]) – 5:08
#"Who's House"- 4:50
#"Who's House" – 4:50
#"I Cram to Understand U"- 7:04
#"I Cram to Understand U" – 7:04


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* Nat Robinson - executive producer
* Nat Robinson – executive producer
* Herb Powers, Jr. - mastering
* Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
* Merlyn Rosenberg - photography
* Merlyn Rosenberg – photography
* Lynn Kowalewski - art direction
* Lynn Kowalewski – art direction


==Charts==
==Charts==
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!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
!scope="row" {{albumchart|Billboard200|90|artist=MC Lyte}}
!scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|90|artist=MC Lyte}}
|-
|-
!scope="row" {{albumchart|BillboardRandBHipHop|16|artist=MC Lyte}}
!scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|16|artist=MC Lyte}}
|}
|}


===Year-end charts===
As of June 2007 the album has sold 238,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7BIEAAAAMBAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7BIEAAAAMBAJ/page/n23 24]|quote=mc lyte nielsen soundscan.|title=Billboard|date=9 June 2007|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|accessdate=9 April 2019|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1993)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=December 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name="nielsen soundscan" />
| 68
|}


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 04:33, 27 June 2024

Ain't No Other
Studio album by
MC Lyte
ReleasedJune 22, 1993 (1993-06-22)
Recorded1992–1993
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length60:08
Label
Producer
MC Lyte chronology
Act Like You Know
(1991) 		Ain't No Other
(1993) 		Bad As I Wanna B
(1996)
Singles from Ain't No Other
  1. "Ruffneck"
    Released: May 27, 1993
  2. "I Go On"
    Released: November 4, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
NME5/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Village Voice(favorable)[7]

Ain't No Other is the fourth album released by American rapper MC Lyte. It was released on June 22, 1993, on First Priority Music/Atlantic Records and produced by Audio Two, Backspin, Markell Riley, Franklin Grant, Tyrone Fyffe, "Lil" Chris Smith, Funk, Sir Scratch and Walter "Mucho" Scott.

Ain't No Other peaked at No. 90 on the Billboard 200 and No. 16 on the Top R&B Albums chart, selling 238,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan (2007).[8]

Also produced two charting singles "I Go On", which peaked at No. 27 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, and the more successful "Ruffneck", which reached No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Intro" – 0:19
  2. "Brooklyn" (Lana Moorer, Tyrone Fyffe, Franklin Grant, Markell Riley) – 4:03
  3. "Ruffneck" (Lana Moorer, Aquil Davidson, Markell Riley, Walter Scott) – 3:57
  4. "What's My Name Yo" (Lana Moorer, Kevin McKenzie, Scott McKenzie) – 3:38
  5. "Lil Paul" (Lana Moorer, Funk) – 3:27
  6. "Ain't No Other" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:36
  7. "Hard Copy" (Linque Ayoung, Backspin) featuring Lin Que and Makeba Mooncycle (Kink Ez) – 2:30
  8. "Fuck That Motherfucking Bullshit" (Lana Moorer, Vaughn Alford, Kirk Robinson) – 3:17
  9. "Intro" – 0:05
  10. "I Go On" (Lana Moorer, Aquil Davidson, Franklin Grant, Markell Riley) – 4:47
  11. "One Nine Nine Three" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:27
  12. "Never Heard Nothin' Like This" (Kirk Robinson) – 3:06
  13. "Can I Get Some Dap" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:34
  14. "Let Me Adem" (Lana Moorer, Backspin) – 3:22
  15. "Steady Fucking" (featuring KRS-One) (Lana Moorer, Kirk Robinson, Nat Robinson, Lawrence Parker, Scott Sterling) – 5:08
  16. "Who's House" – 4:50
  17. "I Cram to Understand U" – 7:04

Personnel

[edit]
  • Nat Robinson – executive producer
  • Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
  • Merlyn Rosenberg – photography
  • Lynn Kowalewski – art direction

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 90
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 16

Year-end charts

[edit]
Chart (1993) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11][8] 68

References

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  1. ^ "MC Lyte – Act Like You Know". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Ain't No Other at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: MC Lyte". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Johnson, Connie (July 25, 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Fadele, Dele (July 24, 1993). "Long Play". NME. p. 35. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  6. ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "MC Lyte". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 526. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ^ "Robert Christgau: Rude Girls Rule: Boss, MC Lyte, Yo Yo, Roxanne Shanté". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Concepcion, Mariel (June 9, 2007). "A bad rap?". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 23. pp. 24–25. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ "MC Lyte Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "MC Lyte Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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