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{{About||the audio technology|Reel-to-reel audio tape recording|other uses|Reel to reel (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Reel to Reel
| name = Reel to Reel
| Cover = reel2reel.jpg
| type = studio
| Type = studio
| artist = [[Grand Puba]]
| Artist = [[Grand Puba]]
| cover = reel2reel.jpg
| Released = August 11, 1992
| border = yes
| Recorded = 1991–1992
| alt =
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip Hop]]
| released = October 20, 1992
| Length = 57:37
| recorded = 1991–1992
| studio = {{hlist|Power Play Studios <small>([[Long Island City]])</small>|[[Chung King Studios|Chung King House of Metal]] <small>([[New York City|New York]])</small>|[[The Hit Factory]] <small>([[New York City|New York]])</small>}}
| Label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]<br /><small>61314</small>
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Producer = Grand Puba<br />DJ Shabazz<br />Anthony Latief King<br />[[The Brand New Heavies]]
| length = {{Duration|m=57|s=37}}
| Last album =
| label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| This album = '''''Reel to Reel''''' <br /> (1992)
| producer = {{hlist|[[Grand Puba]]|[[Stimulated Dummies]]|DJ Shabazz|Latief|[[the Brand New Heavies]]}}
| Next album = ''[[2000 (album)|2000]]'' <br /> (1995)
| next_title = [[2000 (Grand Puba album)|2000]]
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| next_year = 1995
| misc = {{Singles
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r56642|pure_url=yes}} Reel-to-reel AllMusic Review by Stanton Swihart]</ref>
| name = Reel to Reel
| rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| type = studio
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA102&dq=rolling+stone+grand+puba+album+guide&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sib6UNbSLOfO0QHt_IGwDA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=rolling%20stone%20grand%20puba%20album%20guide&f=false|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=}}</ref>
| single1 = [[360 Degrees (What Goes Around)|360° (What Goes Around)]]
| single1date = July 16, 1992
| single2 = Check It Out
| single2date = December 4, 1992
| single3 = Ya Know How It Goes
| single3date = 1993
}}
}}
}}
'''''Reel to Reel''''' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper [[Grand Puba]]. It was released on October 20, 1992, through [[Elektra Records]]. The recording sessions took place at Power Play Studios in [[Long Island City]], at [[Chung King Studios|Chung King House of Metal]], and at [[The Hit Factory]] in [[New York City|New York]]. The album was produced by Grand Puba, [[Stimulated Dummies]], Anthony Latief King, DJ Shabazz, [[Kid Capri]], and [[the Brand New Heavies]].


The album peaked at number 28 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and at number 14 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart in the United States.
'''''Reel to Reel''''' is the debut album by American rapper [[Grand Puba]]. The album was released on August 11, 1992 under [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]. It was Puba's first solo venture, following group projects with the likes of the short lived group Masters of Ceremony and [[Brand Nubian]]. Both of the group’s albums were critically acclaimed but failed to duplicate that success in terms of album sales. The album was largely produced by Puba himself, with help from the Stimulated Dummies, [[Kid Capri]] and others. ''Reel to Reel'' includes the number one Rap hit "360 Degrees (What Goes Around)", as well as the singles "Check it Out" (featuring a young [[Mary J. Blige]]), and "Ya Know How it Goes."

The album was preceded by two charted [[Single (music)|single]]s: "360° (What Goes Around)" and "Check It Out". Its [[lead single]], "360° (What Goes Around)", reached No. 68 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], No. 30 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] and No. 1 on the [[Hot Rap Songs]]. The second single, "Check It Out" featuring [[Mary J. Blige]], made it to No. 85 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 13 on the Hot Rap Songs. The album's third single, "Ya Know How It Goes", was released in 1993 and did not make it to any [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts]].

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/reel-to-reel-mw0000081183|title=Reel to Reel Grand Puba|last=Swihart|first=Stanton|website=[[AllMusic]]|language=en-us|access-date=May 11, 2019}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}<ref>{{cite book|author-last=Christgau|author-first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s|date=2000|url=https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0/page/120|via=[[Internet Archive]]|url-access=registration|publisher=[[St. Martin's Griffin]]|isbn=0-312-24560-2|page=121}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3score = B+<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1992/10/30/reel-reel/|title=Reel to Reel|last=Bernard|first=James|date=October 30, 1992|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2019}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''RapReviews''
| rev4score = 8.5/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |date=September 29, 2020 |title=Grand Puba Reel to Reel|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2020/09/grand-puba-reel-to-reel/ |access-date=August 19, 2023 |website=RapReviews}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brackett |first=Nathan |author-link=Nathan Brackett |last2=Hoard |first2=Christian David |author-link2=Christian Hoard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Grand+Puba+Understand+This&pg=PA102 |title=(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster|Simon and Schuster]] |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8 |edition=4th |page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/n115 102] |language=en |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Select (magazine)|Select]]''
| rev6score = {{rating|3|5|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=U+25A1.svg|rating=medal}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Adam|last=Higginbotham|url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2014/09/albums1.jpg|title=Reviews: New Albums|work=[[Select (magazine)|Select]]|date=January 1993|page=72|access-date=December 26, 2024|author-link=Adam Higginbotham}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[The Source]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Romain|first=Louis "ATCO"|date=December 1992|issue=39|title=Record Report: Grand Puba – Reel to Reel|url=http://thesource.tunes.com/sections/reports/text/report.asp?from=&artist=4793&album=33694|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000125090006/http://thesource.tunes.com/sections/reports/text/report.asp?from=&artist=4793&album=33694|archive-date=January 25, 2000|magazine=[[The Source]]|pages=70, 72|location=New York|access-date=July 7, 2024}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev8score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="UT">{{cite news |last1=Jones IV |first1=James T. |title=Soul, soundtracks and new jack |work=USA Today |date=Sep 24, 1992 |page=4D}}</ref>
}}
''[[USA Today]]'' wrote that "Grand Puba plumbs rap basics: minimal production with scratching, sampling, funky/drum-oriented grooves and Puba's infectious sing-song voice boasting".<ref name=UT/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
<!--this section is for album credits only-->
| all_writing =
{| class="wikitable"
| extra_column = Producer(s)
|-
| title1 = Check tha Resume
!align="center"|#
| writer1 = [[Grand Puba|M. Dixon]]
!align="center" |Title
| extra1 = [[Grand Puba]]
!align="center" |Producer(s)
| length1 = 3:51
!align="center" |Performer (s)
| title2 = [[360 Degrees (What Goes Around)|360° (What Goes Around)]]
|-
| writer2 = {{hlist|M. Dixon|R. Miller}}
|1
| extra2 = Grand Puba
|"Check Tha Resume"
| length2 = 4:01
|Grand Puba
| title3 = That's How We Move It
|Grand Puba
| writer3 = {{hlist|M. Dixon|C. Stanley}}
|-
| extra3 = DJ Shabazz
|2
| length3 = 3:19
|"360 Degrees (What Goes Around)"
| title4 = Check It Out
|Grand Puba
| note4 = featuring [[Mary J. Blige]]
|Grand Puba
| writer4 = {{hlist|M. Dixon|[[Roy C|R. Hammond]]}}
|-
| extra4 = Grand Puba
|3
| length4 = 3:32
|"That's How We Move It"
| title5 = Big Kids Don't Play
|DJ Shabazz
| writer5 = M. Dixon
|Grand Puba
| extra5 = Grand Puba
|-
| length5 = 3:47
|4
| title6 = Honey Don't Front
|"Check it Out"
| writer6 = {{hlist|M. Dixon|J. Dajani|[[John Gamble (record producer)|J. Gamble]]|[[Dante Ross|D. Ross]]}}
|Grand Puba
|Grand Puba, [[Mary J. Blige]]
| extra6 = {{hlist|Grand Puba|[[Stimulated Dummies|SD50's]]}}
| length6 = 4:08
|-
| title7 = Lick Shot
|5
| writer7 = {{hlist|M. Dixon|J. Dajani|J. Gamble|[[Harold Ousley|H. Ousley]]}}
|"Big Kids Don't Play"
|Grand Puba
| extra7 = {{hlist|Grand Puba|SD50's}}
| length7 = 4:35
|Grand Puba
| title8 = Ya Know How It Goes
|-
| writer8 = {{hlist|M. Dixon|[[Otis Redding|O. Redding]]|[[Allen Jones (record producer)|A. Jones]]|[[Al Bell|A. Isbell]]}}
|6
| extra8 = Grand Puba
|"Honey Don't Front"
| length8 = 4:19
|Grand Puba, SD50's
| title9 = Reel to Reel
|Grand Puba
| writer9 = {{hlist|M. Dixon|[[Bobbie Gentry|R. Streeter]]}}
|-
| extra9 = Grand Puba
|7
| length9 = 3:57
|"Lickshot"
| title10 = Soul Controller
|Grand Puba, SD50's
| writer10 = {{hlist|M. Dixon|A. King}}
|Grand Puba
| extra10 = Latief
|-
| length10 = 4:25
|8
| title11 = Proper Education
|"Ya Know How it Goes"
| writer11 = M. Dixon
|Grand Puba
|Grand Puba
| extra11 = Grand Puba
| length11 = 3:35
|-
| title12 = Back It Up
|9
| writer12 = {{hlist|M. Dixon|[[Kid Capri|D. Love]]|[[James Mtume|J. Forman]]}}
|"Reel to Reel"
|Grand Puba
| extra12 = {{hlist|Grand Puba|[[Kid Capri]]}}
| length12 = 3:51
|Grand Puba
| title13 = Baby What's Your Name?
|-
| writer13 = M. Dixon
|10
| extra13 = Grand Puba
|"Soul Controller"
| length13 = 2:54
|Anthony Latief King
| title14 = 360° (What Goes Around) SD50 Remix
|Grand Puba
| note14 = Bonus track
|-
| writer14 = {{hlist|M. Dixon|R. Miller}}
|11
| extra14 =
|"Proper Education"
| length14 = 4:00
|Grand Puba
| title15 = Who Makes the Loot?
|Grand Puba
| note15 = Bonus track
|-
| writer15 = {{hlist|M. Dixon|A. Levy|J. Kincaid|S. Bartholomew}}
|12
| extra15 = {{hlist|[[The Brand New Heavies]]|Orlando Aguillen <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}}
|"Back it Up"
| length15 = 3:23
|Grand Puba, [[Kid Capri]]
| total_length = 57:37
|Grand Puba, Kid Capri
}}
|-
|13
|"Baby What's Your Name?"
|Grand Puba
|Grand Puba
|-
|14
|"360 Degrees (What Goes Around)<br />(SD50's Remix)" *
|SD50
|Grand Puba
|-
|15
|"Who Makes the Loot?" *
|[[The Brand New Heavies]],<br />Orlando Aguillen
|Grand Puba
|}


==Personnel==
<small>tracks 14 and 15 are listed as bonus tracks; "Who Makes The Loot" only available on the CD-release of the album.</small>
*[[Grand Puba|Maxwell Dixon]] – vocals, producer <small>(tracks: 1, 2, 4–9, 11–13)</small>, mixing
*[[Mary J. Blige]] – vocals <small>(track 4)</small>
*Anton Pukshansky – bass <small>(track 2)</small>
*Roland Parkins – bass & guitar <small>(track 6)</small>
*Clarence Stanley – producer <small>(track 3)</small>
*John 'Geeby' Dajani – producer <small>(tracks: 6, 7)</small>, re-mixing <small>(track 14)</small>
*[[John Gamble (record producer)|John Gamble]] – producer & engineering <small>(tracks: 6, 7)</small>, re-mixing <small>(track 14)</small>
*[[Dante Ross]] – producer <small>(tracks: 6, 7)</small>, re-mixing <small>(track 14)</small>, executive producer
*Anthony Latief King – producer <small>(track 10)</small>
*[[Kid Capri|David Anthony Love, Jr.]] – producer <small>(track 12)</small>
*Andrew Levy – producer <small>(track 15)</small>
*Jan Kincaid – producer <small>(track 15)</small>
*Simon Bartholomew – producer <small>(track 15)</small>
*Orlando Aguillen – co-producer <small>(track 15)</small>
*Rob Sutton – engineering <small>(tracks: 1–4, 8, 13)</small>
*Vaughn Sessions – engineering <small>(tracks: 5, 9–13)</small>
*Showtyme – assistant engineering <small>(tracks: 3, 5, 8–12)</small>
*Jack Hersca – assistant engineering <small>(tracks: 6, 7)</small>
*Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
*Carol Bobolts – design
*[[Mark Seliger]] – photography


==Chart positions==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1992)
! scope="col" |Chart (1992)
!Peak<br>position
! scope="col" |Peak<br /> position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|28|artist=Grand Puba|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}
| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
| align=center|28
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|14|artist=Grand Puba|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 11, 2019}}
| US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
| align=center|14
|}
|}


==References==
===Singles chart positions===
{{Reflist}}
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Song
!colspan="4"| Chart positions
|-
!<small> [[Billboard Hot 100|US Hot 100]]
!<small> [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]
!<small> [[Hot Rap Tracks|US Rap]]
!<small> [[Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales|Dance Sales]]
|-
| 1992
| "360 Degrees (What Goes Around)"
|<center> 68</center>
|<center> 30</center>
|<center> 1</center>
|<center> 21</center>
|-
| 1993
| "Check it Out"
|<center> —</center>
|<center> 85</center>
|<center> 13</center>
|<center> —</center>
|}


== References ==
==External links==
*{{Discogs master|79436|Grand Puba – Reel To Reel}}
<references />


{{Grand Puba}}
{{Grand Puba}}


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[[Category:Albums recorded at Chung King Studios]]
[[Category:Albums produced by John Gamble (record producer)]]

Latest revision as of 01:30, 26 December 2024

For the audio technology, see Reel-to-reel audio tape recording. For other uses, see Reel to reel (disambiguation).
Reel to Reel
Studio album by
Grand Puba
ReleasedOctober 20, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length57:37
LabelElektra
Producer
Grand Puba chronology
Reel to Reel
(1992) 		2000
(1995)
Singles from Reel to Reel
  1. "360° (What Goes Around)"
    Released: July 16, 1992
  2. "Check It Out"
    Released: December 4, 1992
  3. "Ya Know How It Goes"
    Released: 1993

Reel to Reel is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Grand Puba. It was released on October 20, 1992, through Elektra Records. The recording sessions took place at Power Play Studios in Long Island City, at Chung King House of Metal, and at The Hit Factory in New York. The album was produced by Grand Puba, Stimulated Dummies, Anthony Latief King, DJ Shabazz, Kid Capri, and the Brand New Heavies.

The album peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200 and at number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

The album was preceded by two charted singles: "360° (What Goes Around)" and "Check It Out". Its lead single, "360° (What Goes Around)", reached No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs. The second single, "Check It Out" featuring Mary J. Blige, made it to No. 85 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 13 on the Hot Rap Songs. The album's third single, "Ya Know How It Goes", was released in 1993 and did not make it to any Billboard charts.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(1-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
RapReviews8.5/10[4]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Select[6]
The Source[7]
USA Today[8]

USA Today wrote that "Grand Puba plumbs rap basics: minimal production with scratching, sampling, funky/drum-oriented grooves and Puba's infectious sing-song voice boasting".[8]

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Check tha Resume"M. DixonGrand Puba3:51
2."360° (What Goes Around)"
  • M. Dixon
  • R. Miller
Grand Puba4:01
3."That's How We Move It"
  • M. Dixon
  • C. Stanley
DJ Shabazz3:19
4."Check It Out" (featuring Mary J. Blige)
Grand Puba3:32
5."Big Kids Don't Play"M. DixonGrand Puba3:47
6."Honey Don't Front"
4:08
7."Lick Shot"
  • Grand Puba
  • SD50's
4:35
8."Ya Know How It Goes"
Grand Puba4:19
9."Reel to Reel"
Grand Puba3:57
10."Soul Controller"
  • M. Dixon
  • A. King
Latief4:25
11."Proper Education"M. DixonGrand Puba3:35
12."Back It Up"
3:51
13."Baby What's Your Name?"M. DixonGrand Puba2:54
14."360° (What Goes Around) SD50 Remix" (Bonus track)
  • M. Dixon
  • R. Miller
 4:00
15."Who Makes the Loot?" (Bonus track)
  • M. Dixon
  • A. Levy
  • J. Kincaid
  • S. Bartholomew
3:23
Total length:57:37

Personnel

[edit]
  • Maxwell Dixon – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4–9, 11–13), mixing
  • Mary J. Blige – vocals (track 4)
  • Anton Pukshansky – bass (track 2)
  • Roland Parkins – bass & guitar (track 6)
  • Clarence Stanley – producer (track 3)
  • John 'Geeby' Dajani – producer (tracks: 6, 7), re-mixing (track 14)
  • John Gamble – producer & engineering (tracks: 6, 7), re-mixing (track 14)
  • Dante Ross – producer (tracks: 6, 7), re-mixing (track 14), executive producer
  • Anthony Latief King – producer (track 10)
  • David Anthony Love, Jr. – producer (track 12)
  • Andrew Levy – producer (track 15)
  • Jan Kincaid – producer (track 15)
  • Simon Bartholomew – producer (track 15)
  • Orlando Aguillen – co-producer (track 15)
  • Rob Sutton – engineering (tracks: 1–4, 8, 13)
  • Vaughn Sessions – engineering (tracks: 5, 9–13)
  • Showtyme – assistant engineering (tracks: 3, 5, 8–12)
  • Jack Hersca – assistant engineering (tracks: 6, 7)
  • Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
  • Carol Bobolts – design
  • Mark Seliger – photography

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 28
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 14

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Swihart, Stanton. "Reel to Reel Grand Puba". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 121. ISBN 0-312-24560-2 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Bernard, James (October 30, 1992). "Reel to Reel". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 29, 2020). "Grand Puba Reel to Reel". RapReviews. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon and Schuster. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Higginbotham, Adam (January 1993). "Reviews: New Albums". Select. p. 72. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  7. ^ Romain, Louis "ATCO" (December 1992). "Record Report: Grand Puba – Reel to Reel". The Source. No. 39. New York. pp. 70, 72. Archived from the original on January 25, 2000. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Jones IV, James T. (Sep 24, 1992). "Soul, soundtracks and new jack". USA Today. p. 4D.
  9. ^ "Grand Puba Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "Grand Puba Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
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