The Body-Hat Syndrome

The Body-Hat Syndrome is the third full-length studio album by American hip hop Digital Underground. It was released on October 5, 1993 via Tommy Boy Records. Production was handled by Digital Underground inner production team, the D-Flow Production Squad. The album peaked at number 79 on the Billboard 200 and number 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

The album saw rappers Saafir and Clee were added to the line-up. The opening song, "The Return of the Crazy One", which sampled Parliament's "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)", was released on September 21, 1993 as the lead single before the album's release, and peaked at number 77 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album's second single, an anti-racism cultural awareness politico called "Wussup Wit the Luv", which features a guitar solo from the Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton and a verse from 2Pac, made it to number 99 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Music videos were released for both of the album's singles. This was the last time 2Pac appeared on any Digital Underground release. The album also contains "The Humpty Dance Awards", the group's humorous shout-out to the many artists who sampled "The Humpty Dance" before 1993. Since then the list has grown to over 50 artists.

Critical reception
The Boston Globe called The Body-Hat Syndrome one of 1993's best hip hop albums. Trouser Press wrote: "Musically, Digital Underground is back at the top of its game, but conceptually the group is sounding the retreat".

Track listing

Sample credits
Track 1 sampled "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" performed by Parliament.
Track 3 sampled "Holly Wants To Go To California" performed by Funkadelic.
Track 7 sampled "Colour Me Funky" and "Trombipulation" performed by Parliament.
Track 10 sampled "Computer Love" performed by Zapp.
Track 16 sampled "Funkentelechy" performed by Parliament.
Track 20 sampled "The Freeze" performed by Parliament.

Notes
Tracks 1, 5, 6, 12, 14, 16 and 17 features Shock G's alter ego Humpty Hump.
Tracks 5, 7 and 20 are omitted from all the cassette versions of the album.
The "Special Italian Vinyl Version" of the album, which is the only LP version containing the original picture sleeve and comic insert.

Personnel

Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs — vocals, keyboards, turntables, programming, producer, arranger, art direction, illustrations, layout
Ronald "Money-B" Brooks — vocals
Reggie "Saafir" Gibson — vocals
Cleveland "Clee" Askew — vocals
Tupac "2Pac" Shakur — vocals (track 9)
Michael "Dirty-Red" Boston — vocals (track 18)
Earl "Schmoovy-Schmoov" Cook — vocals (track 20)
David "DJ Fuze" Elliot — keyboards, turntables, programming
Jeremy "Jay-Z" Jackson — additional vocals, keyboards, turntables, programming
Ramone "Pee-Wee" Gooden — additional vocals
Descaro "Mack Mone" Moore — additional vocals
Shirley "Shassiah" Tabor — additional vocals
Ronald "Omar" Everett — additional vocals
Toby "T-Love" Holton — additional vocals
Ronvell Sharper — additional vocals
Gwen Everett — additional vocals
Kim Morgan — additional vocals
Michael Hampton — lead guitar (track 9)
Mark "Mark Sexx" Skeete — additional vocals
Shawn "The Shah" Trone — additional vocals
Gary "Mudbone" Cooper — additional vocals
Garry Shider — additional vocals
D-Love — additional vocals
O.B. — additional vocals
Michael Denten — recording & mixing
Darrin Harris — recording & mixing
Steve Counter — recording & mixing
Mark Slagle — recording & mixing
Matt Kelley — recording & mixing
Bob Morse — recording & mixing
Renwick Smith Curry — engineering
Malcolm Sherwood — engineering
Jeff Gray — engineering
Ken Lee — mastering
Erwin Gorostiza — art direction, layout
Mark Weinberg — design

Charts

References

External links

1993 albums
T.N.T. Recording albums
Tommy Boy Records albums
Digital Underground albums
Tupac Shakur