| All Samples Cleared! | |
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 Studio album by Biz Markie | |
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Released |
June 2, 1993 |
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Recorded |
April 1992 - February 1993 |
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Studio |
BMV Studios |
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Genre |
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Length |
54:23 |
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Label |
Cold Chillin' Records / Warner Bros. Records |
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Producer |
Biz Markie (also exec.), Cool V, Grand Daddy I.U., Benny Medina (exec.), Todd Ray, Salaam Remi, Tyrone Williams (exec.) |
| Biz Markie chronology | |
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Previous |
I Need a Haircut (1991) |
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Next |
Weekend Warrior (2003) |
All Samples Cleared! is the fourth hip hop album by Biz Markie. It was released on June 2, 1993 through Cold Chillin' Records and Warner Bros. Records. Recording sessions took place at BMV Studios in Elizabeth, New Jersey from April 1992 to February 1993. Production was handled predominantly by Biz Markie himself, with additional production work by Salaam Remi, Grand Daddy I.U., T-Ray and Cool V. The title was a reference to the court battle over an illegal sample that Biz used on his 1991 song "Alone Again".
The album was not much of a success, only peaking at #43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums. All Samples Cleared released the singles "Young Girl Bluez" and "Let Me Turn You On"; the latter made it to #7 on the Hot Rap Singles).
This would be the last Biz studio album that was released by Cold Chillin', and his last studio album until 2003's Weekend Warrior.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm the Biz Markie" | Biz Markie | Hall, Walker | Biz Markie, Cool V (co.) | 4:08 |
| 2. | "I'm a Ugly N*gga (So What!)" | Biz Markie | Hall | Biz Markie, Cool V (co.) | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Young Girl Bluez" | Biz Markie | Gibbs, Hall | Salaam Remi | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Family Tree" | Biz Markie | Hall | Biz Markie, Cool V (co.) | 2:18 |
| 5. | "Let Me Turn You On" | Biz Markie | Cohen, Hall, McFadden, Whitehead | Biz Markie, Cool V (co.) | 5:34 |
| 6. | "The Gator (Dance)" | Biz Markie | Gibbs, Hall | Salaam Remi | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Groovin'" | Biz Markie | Hall | Biz Markie, Cool V (co.) | 5:18 |
| 8. | "I'm Singin'" | Biz Markie | Hall | Todd Ray | 5:12 |
| 9. | "Hooker Got a Boyfriend" | Biz Markie | Cave, Hall, Jones, Porter | Grand Daddy I.U. | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Bad by Myself" | Biz Markie | Hall, McClelland, Mills, Robinson, Scales | Cool V | 5:07 |
| 11. | "Funk Is Back" | Biz Markie | Hall | Biz Markie, Cool V (co.) | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Thanks" | Biz Markie | Brown, Hall | Biz Markie, Cool V (co.) | 5:21 |
Notes:
- Track 3 arranged by Salaam Remi and co-arranged by Maurice Wilcher.
- Track 6 features saxophone performed by Mr. Vincent Henry.
- Track 11 arranged by Cool V and Large Professor, and features drums programmed by Large Professor.
Samples[]
I'm the Biz Markie
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by The Mad Lads
- "Funky Sensation" by Gwen McCrae
- "It's My Beat" by Sweet Tee and Jazzy Joyce
- "Jungle Jazz" by Kool & the Gang
I'm a Ugly N*!^a (So What!)
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
- "The Def Fresh Crew" by Roxanne Shanté
Young Girl Bluez
- "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
- "El Rey Y Yo" by Los Angeles Negros
Family Tree
- "Super Good" by Vicki Anderson
Let Me Turn You On
- "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" by McFadden & Whitehead
The Gator (Dance)
- "Get Up, Get Involved and Get Into It" by James Brown
Groovin'
- "Make Your Own Temple" by Nat Adderley
I'm Singin'
- "Get Out of My Life Woman" by Grassella Oliphant
- "Put on a Happy Face" by Dick Van Dyke
- "Singin' in the Rain" by Gene Kelly
- "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland
Hooker Got a Boyfriend
- "Sister's Got a Boyfriend" by Rufus Thomas
Bad by Myself
- "I Can Do Bad by Myself" by Maxx Kidd
- "Outside Love" by Brethren
Funk Is Back
- "Get Out of My Life" by Joe Williams and The Jazz Orchestra
- "Take It From the Top" by Biz Markie
Thanks
- "Child In The World" by Elaine Brown
Album liner notes[]
This album is dedicated to Keith Green and Chris Wittaker in memory.