As Nasty As They Wanna Be

As Nasty As They Wanna Be
Studio album by 2 Live Crew
Released	February 7,1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Miami bass, Dirty rap
Length	79:30
Label	Luke Records
Producer	2 Live Crew
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C) link
2 Live Crew chronology
Move Somethin' (1987) As Nasty As They Wanna Be (1988) As Clean As They Wanna Be (1989)

As Nasty As They Wanna Be is 2 Live Crew's third album which was released in 1989. The album was banned in Florida and was later played in court during the band's obscenity trial. The legal issues and politics relating to this album are covered in the 2 Live Crew article. This album became their largest seller, going 2x Platinum.

Track listing

1. "Me So Horny" – 4:36
   • Contains vocal samples from the Stanley Kubrick movie Full Metal Jacket and the Mass Production song "Firecracker". Fragments of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" can be heard in the samples from Full Metal Jacket.
2. "Put Her in the Buck" – 3:57
   • Main riff of the song and moans are sampled from The Chakachas' "Jungle Fever".
3. "Dick Almighty" – 4:53
   • Main riff of the song is sampled from the title track of Kraftwerk's The Man Machine album. Also contains vocal samples from Rudy Ray Moore and Richard Pryor as well as Whodini's "Big Mouth".
4. "C'mon Babe" – 4:43
5. "Dirty Nursery Rhymes" – 3:05
   • Lyrically inspired by Andrew Dice Clay's "Nursery Rhymes" routine from his Dice album. Also contains a sample from Cheech and Chong's "Earache My Eye".
6. "Break It on Down" (Campbell/Two Live Crew) – 3:59
7. "2 Live Blues" – 5:14
8. "I Ain't Bullshittin'" – 4:27
   • The title phrase is sampled from a Richard Pryor recording.
9. "Get Loose Now" (Campbell/Two Live Crew) – 4:36
   • Contains samples from the Rob Base song "It Takes Two".
10. "The Fuck Shop" – 3:24
    • Contains samples from Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love", Music Explosion's "Little Bit O' Soul" and Guns N' Roses's "Sweet Child O' Mine".
11. "If You Believe in Having Sex" – 3:51
12. "My Seven Bizzos" – 4:18
    • Contains a sample from Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"
13. "Get the Fuck out of My House" – 4:37
    • Contains samples from the Eddie Murphy recording
14. "Reggae Joint" – 4:14
    • Contains a replayed excerpt of the synth-bass riff from Wayne Smith's "Under Me Sleng Teng".
15. "Fraternity Record" – 4:47
    • Contains a replayed excerpt of the guitar riff from The Beatles' "Day Tripper"
16. "Bad Ass Bitch" – 4:03
17. "Mega Mixx III" – 5:44
    • This largely instrumental track contains a sample of an electronic voice counting in German from the Kraftwerk song "Numbers/Computer World"
18. "Coolin'" (Campbell/Two Live Crew) – 5:02
    • Contains samples from the Young-Holt Unlimited song "The Soulful Strut".

Personnel

• 2 Live Crew - Producer
• Jimmy Magnoli - Guitar
• Mr. Mixx - Vocals, Producer, Performer, Mixing
• Ted Stein - Engineer, Mixing
• Ron Taylor - Engineer, Mixing
• Chris Murphy - Engineer

External links

• As Nasty As They Wanna Be at MusicBrainz