| Artist | Fat Boys |
|---|---|
| Cover | Coming Back Hard Again.jpg |
| Released | 1988 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Label | Tin Pan Apple/Polydor[1] |
| Producer | Latin Rascals |
| Prev year | 1987 |
| Next year | 1989 |
Coming Back Hard Again is an album by the American hip hop trio Fat Boys, released in 1988.[2][3]
The album peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200.[4] It peaked at No. 98 on the UK Albums Chart.[5]
Production
Chubby Checker appears on the Fat Boys' version of "The Twist".[1][6] "Are You Ready for Freddy" was among the many late-1980s rap songs about A Nightmare on Elm Street.[7] The album was produced by the Latin Rascals.[8]
Critical reception
The Orlando Sentinel wrote: "'Jellyroll' and 'Big Daddy' are two of the better raps. The former sings the praises of pastry (then again, maybe not) while 'Big Daddy' boasts a steady reggae beat and alternates between straight rapping and Jamaican- style toasting."[7] The Los Angeles Times called the album "highly enjoyable nonsense," writing that "you can knock the Fat Boys as lyricists—some of their songs are a bit too silly—but you can't rap their rhythms, which are among the catchiest in the genre."[9] The Philadelphia Inquirer thought that "the straightforward rap songs, such as 'Rock the House, Y'all' and the title song, are pretty good, but the novelty songs wear thin very quickly."[10]
AllMusic wrote that "the Fat Boys' strength remained novelty numbers and weight-based raps like 'Big Daddy' and 'Pig Feet'."[11]
References
- ^ "Fat Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Fat Boys | Biography & History". AllMusic
- ^ Rabaka, Reiland (April 4, 2013). The Hip Hop Movement: From R&B and the Civil Rights Movement to Rap and the Hip Hop Generation. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739181171. – via Google Books.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums. 7th ed. Record Research. p. 267.
- ^ "FAT BOYS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com
- ^ DiOrio, Carl (7 July 1988). "NEW TWIST FOR CHUBBY CHECKER: WITH THE FAT BOYS, ROCKER DOES A RAP VERSION OF HIS HIT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E1.
- ^ "FAT BOYS". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Record Producers. Billboard Books. 1999. p. 442.
- ^ Hunt, Dennis (17 July 1988). "THE FAT BOYS. 'Coming Back Hard Again.' Tin Pan Apple/Polydor". Los Angeles Times. p. 85.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (26 June 1988). "The Fat Boys Coming Back Hard Again". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. H10.
- ^ "Coming Back Hard Again - Fat Boys | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". – via www.allmusic.com.