| The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are | ||||
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| Studio album by 2 Live Crew | ||||
| Released | July 25, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1986 | |||
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| Length | 32:55 | |||
| Label | Luke Records | |||
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The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are is the debut studio album by hip-hop group the 2 Live Crew. It was released in 1986 on Luke Records to a great deal of controversy and promptly was certified gold by the RIAA. It includes the hits "We Want Some Pussy", "Throw the 'D'", and "Cuttin' It Up". Bob Rosenberg, a south Florida DJ who would later form the dance-pop group Will to Power, remixed and edited the song "Beat Box". In Florida, it was deemed obscene, and one store clerk was charged with felony "corruption of a minor" for selling it to a 14-year-old girl. The clerk was later acquitted.
The following year, the album reached number 24 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 128 on the Billboard 200.
Notes
"The 2 Live Crew - 2 Live Is What We Are". at Discogs.