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Stone Cold Rhymin' is the debut album by the American rapper Young MC. It was released in 1989 on Delicious Vinyl and was later re-issued by Rhino Records. The album reached No. 9 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.[1] The third track, "Bust a Move", was Young MC's biggest hit and is his best-known song, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100[6] and topping the charts in Australia.[7] His follow-up single, "Principal's Office", reached No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also nominated for "Best Rap Video" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.

Stone Cold Rhymin'
Studio album by Young MC
Released	September 5, 1989
Recorded	1988−89
Genre	Hip hop
Length	47:24
Label	Delicious Vinyl
Producer	Quincy Jones Dust Brothers
Young MC chronology
Stone Cold Rhymin' (1989) Brainstorm (1991)
Singles from Stone Cold Rhymin'
"I Let 'Em Know" Released: 1988 "Know How" Released: 1988 "Bust a Move" Released: May 22, 1989 "Principal's Office" Released: 1989 "I Come Off" Released: 1990 "Pick Up the Pace" Released: 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
The Village Voice	B+[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marvin Young, Matt Dike, and Michael Ross except where otherwise noted. All tracks published by PolyGram Music except "Just Say No" published by PolyGram/Warner Chappell.

1. "I Come Off" (feat. N'Dea Davenport)
2. "Principal's Office"
3. "Bust a Move"
4. "Non Stop"
5. "Fastest Rhyme" (M. Young)
6. "My Name is Young" (M. Young/M. Dike)[lower-alpha 1]
7. "Know How" (M. Young/John "King Gizmo" King/Michael "E.Z. Mike" Simpson)
8. "Roll with the Punches"
9. "I Let 'Em Know"
10. "Pick Up the Pace" (M. Young/M. Dike)
11. "Got More Rhymes" (M. Young/M. Dike/M. Ross/J. King)
12. "Stone Cold Buggin'" (M. Young/M. Dike)
13. "Just Say No" (M. Young/Quincy Jones Jr.)

Personnel

• Young MC – vocals, songwriting
• Matt Dike – production, arrangement, mixing (all tracks except 7 and 13)
• Michael Ross – production, arrangement, mixing (all tracks except 7 and 13)
• The Dust Brothers – production, arrangement, mixing (track 7), co-production (track 11)
• Quincy Jones Jr. – production, arrangement, mixing (track 13)
• Mario Caldato Jr. – engineering
• Brian Foxworthy – additional engineering
• Salomon – photography, art direction
• EMC-0 – production coordinator
• Crystal Blake – vocals (tracks 1, 3 and 11)
• Flea – bass (tracks 2 and 3)
• Kevin O'Neal – bass (tracks 7 and 8)
• John Dexter Steward Jr. – drums (tracks 2 and 4)

Charts

Chart performance for Stone Cold Rhymin'

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8]	38
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9]	7
US Billboard 200[10]	9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	8

References

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