Blah Blah Blah (Blahzay Blahzay album)

Blah, Blah, Blah is the debut studio album by American Brooklyn-based hip hop duo Blahzay Blahzay. It was released on August 13, 1996, on Fader/Mercury/PolyGram Records. The recording sessions took place at D&D Studios and at Firehouse Studio, in New York. The album was produced by the duo.

Critical reception

The Guardian wrote that the duo's "samples and beats approximate a scrub in a gravel bath and their rapping, while glorying in the wordplay of the best new hip hop, retains a deadpan edge."

Track listing

• Track 3 contains a sample from "I Wanna Do Something Freaky to You" by Leon Haywood
• Track 4 embodies portions of "The Warning" by Notorious B.I.G.
• Track 6 contains elements from "Mad Izm" by Channel Live
• Track 9 contains elements from "Sound of da Police" by KRS-One
• Track 12 contains a sample of "Latoya" by Just-Ice
• Track 13 contains excerpts from "Get It Together", elements from "Show & Prove" by Big Daddy Kane, samples from "Rockin' Chair" by Gwen McCrae, and embodies portions of "Come Clean" by Jeru the Damaja

Personnel

• Martell "MC Outloud" Ellis – lyrics, vocals, producer, mixing, arranger, executive producer <small>(tracks: 1–12)</small>
• Felix "P.F. Cuttin'" Rovera – scratches, producer, mixing, arranger, executive producer <small>(tracks: 1–12)</small>
• Joe Quinde – mixing <small>(tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13)</small>, recording <small>(tracks: 1, 10, 12)</small>
• Kieran Walsh – mixing <small>(tracks: 1, 4, 7, 10, 11)</small>
• Suydam – assistant recording <small>(track 2)</small>
• Donovan McCoy – recording & engineering <small>(track 3)</small>
• Nolan 'Dr. No' Moffitte – recording <small>(tracks: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)</small>, engineering <small>(track 8)</small>
• Max Vargas – assistant mixing <small>(tracks: 4–7, 9–13)</small>
• Bill Donely – recording <small>(track 13)</small>
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Domingo Padilla – executive producer <small>(track 13)</small>
• Bruce Carbone – A&R
• Calvin Laburn – A&R
• Kenyatta Bell – A&R
• Leanne Drum – A&R
• Daniel Hastings – art direction, photography
• Miguel Rivera – design

Charts

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