Typical sophomore jinx, unfortunately the clown of comedy rap also falls in it, deprived of his Juice Crew cape, here he appears cold, hard. Biz keeps his silly, funny and easy bars, this time no longer written by Big Daddy Kane and the quality is affected. The production turns its back on him, there's no more Marley Marl behind the keyboards, replaced by Cool V, and the samples mock him while he delivers light-heartedly on light and minimal funky rhythms that are all the same. Biz still has the strength to raise the ground and bring out the hit of life ("Just a Friend") which seems to be worth at least a point and a half here, because the rest is rough mediocrity even in this context. Released by Cold Chillin' and Warner Bros. Records, the album leaded by "Just a Friend" (#9 on the Hot 100, #5 among rap singles) is one of the best-selling of the 1990, peaking #66 on the Billboard 200 and in the top ten in the rnb chart, being certified gold by RIAA six months after the release. The effort represents the major commercial success in Biz Markie whole career.
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