The D.O.C ‘No One Can Do It Better’ 30th Anniversary
Release date: 1st August 1989
Label: Ruthless / Atlantic
Producers: Dr. Dre
Profile (courtesy of Wikipedia):
“No One Can Do It Better is the debut studio album by The D.O.C., released on August 1, 1989 by Ruthless Records, and Atlantic Records. It reached number-one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for two weeks, while peaking in the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA three months after it was released, and Platinum on April 21, 1994. This was the only solo album The D.O.C. was able to record before a car accident resulted in crushing his larynx; in recent years, however, he has been undergoing vocal surgery. He would not release another album until 7 years later, with Helter Skelter (1996).”
Additional info:
- The album comes in at #5 on Ego Trip’s Top 25 Rap Albums of 1989.
- The single ‘It’s Funky Enough’ comes in at #11 on Ego Trip’s Top 40 Rap Singles of 1989.
- Listen to samples used in the making of the album on WhoSampled.
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