Kwamé's debut album, unknown cat that had emerged to the surface of the hip hop scene coming from Queens and from the Invincibles, with A New Beginning as his personal backing band. Production is realized by the emcee himself along with The Invincibles and Hurby "Luv Big" Azor. At the end of the eighties, he had a brief moment to shine and then he was unable to keep up with the contenders — they were going too strong — and his career was later mocked also by Biggie due to Kwamé's polka-dot motif in the costumes and production design present in his music videos, which did not contribute to the well-being of his image, despite becoming the rapper's trademark and a fad in hip-hop fashion.
In any case, the boy is quite solid and appropriate here, he decently delivers good lyrics, his rapping is technically clean and with a fresh flow on a good and accessible production, with honest samples and simple rhythms ranging from funky with skeletal drum machine and minimal to syncopated and light jazzy beats. It's a relaxed and fun record, the hook sung in an extravagant and feminine way by Kwamé himself in "The Man We All Know And Love" makes me die, it's simply brilliant.
The album is supported by four singles, all peak the charts but "U Gotz 2 Get Down!", and is appreciated by public, entering the Billboard 200.
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