{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Straight Up Sewaside | type = studio | artist = [[Das EFX]] | cover = Straight Up Sewaside.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|1993|11|16}} | recorded = September 1992 – May 1993 | studio = Northshore Soundworks <small>([[Commack, New York|Commack, NY]])</small> | genre = [[East Coast hip hop]], [[hardcore hip hop]] | length = {{Duration|m=43|s=55}} | label = [[East West Records|EastWest]] | producer = {{hlist|[[PMD (rapper)|PMD]] <small>([[Executive producer|exec.]])</small>|Charlie Marotta|Solid Scheme}} | prev_title = [[Dead Serious (album)|Dead Serious]] | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = [[Hold It Down (Das EFX album)|Hold It Down]] | next_year = 1995 | misc = {{Singles | name = Straight Up Sewaside | type = Studio album | single1 = [[Freakit]] | single1date = October 21, 1993 | single2 = [[Baknaffek]] | single2date = March 3, 1994 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{Cite web |last=Theakston |first=Rob |title=Das EFX - Straight Up Sewaside Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/straight-up-sewaside-mw0000621978 |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=[[AllMusic]] |language=en}}</ref> | rev2 = RapReviews | rev2score = 7.5/10<ref name="RR">{{Cite web |last=Baber |first=Mike |date=May 17, 2011 |title=Das EFX :: Straight Up Sewaside :: EastWest Records America |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_dasefxsewaside.html |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=www.rapreviews.com}}</ref> }} '''''Straight Up Sewaside''''' is the second studio album by American hip hop duo [[Das EFX]].<ref name="SPIN">{{Cite web |date=November 21, 2013 |title='Til Infinity: The 50 Best Rap Albums From 1993, Hip-Hop's Other Greatest Year {{!}} SPIN |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/11/best-rap-albums-1993-golden-era/131115-48-das-efx-sewaside/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Goldsmith |first1=Melissa Ursula Dawn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6mR2DwAAQBAJ&q=Straight+Up+Sewaside+das+efx&pg=PA164 |title=Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes] |last2=Fonseca |first2=Anthony J. |date=December 1, 2018 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=9780313357596 |pages=164 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> It was released on November 16, 1993 via [[East West Records]]. Recording sessions took place at Northshore Soundworks in [[Commack, New York]]. [[Hip hop production|Production]] was handled by Solid Scheme and Charlie Marotta, with [[PMD (rapper)|PMD]] serving as executive producer. The album debuted at number 20 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number 6 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] in the United States. It was supported with two singles, "[[Freakit]]" and "[[Baknaffek]]". Its [[lead single]], "Freakit", was released on October 21, 1993<ref name="HN">{{Cite magazine |last=Nelson |first=Havelock |author-link=Havelock Nelson (writer) |date=February 5, 1994 |title=Rap Scene Still Feeling Das' EFX |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IwgEAAAAMBAJ&q=Straight+Up+Sewaside+das+efx&pg=PA16 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |volume=106 |issue=6 |pages=16, 21 |issn=0006-2510 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> and made it to number 43 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].
==Critical reception== ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' wrote that "on ''Straight Up Sewaside'', the fidgeting raps keep coming, with pumping, vinyl-hissing production, and that was enough. In this case, more of the same was impressive and even admirable".<ref name="SPIN" /> Ira Robbins of ''[[Trouser Press]]'' wrote: "the sophomore album is a let-down, with dull production, streamlined vocals and too many go-nowhere stragglers".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robbins |first=Ira |title=Das Efx |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/das-efx/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=[[Trouser Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Intro | writer1 = | extra1 = | length1 = 0:37 | title2 = Undaground Rappa | writer2 = {{hlist|Andre Weston|William Hines|Chris Charity|Derek Lynch|[[James Brown]]}} | extra2 = Solid Scheme | length2 = 4:01 | title3 = Gimme Dat Micraphone | writer3 = {{hlist|Weston|Hines|Charles Marotta|[[Kool & the Gang]]}} | extra3 = Charlie Marotta | length3 = 3:16 | title4 = Check It Out | writer4 = {{hlist|Weston|Hines|Charity|Lynch}} | extra4 = Solid Scheme | length4 = 3:55 | title5 = Interlude | writer5 = {{hlist|Weston|Hines|Charity|Lynch}} | extra5 = Solid Scheme | length5 = 0:30 | title6 = [[Freakit]] | writer6 = {{hlist|Weston|Hines|Charity|Lynch}} | extra6 = Solid Scheme | length6 = 3:18 | title7 = Rappaz | writer7 = {{hlist|Weston|Hines|Charity|Lynch}} | extra7 = Solid Scheme | length7 = 4:22 | title8 = Interview | writer8 = | extra8 = | length8 = 1:29 | title9 = [[Baknaffek]] | writer9 = {{hlist|Weston|Hines|Charity|Lynch|[[Larry Graham]]|[[Freddie Stone]]}} | extra9 = Solid Scheme | length9 = 3:32 | title10 = Kaught in da Ak | writer10 = {{hlist|Weston|Hines|Charity|Lynch|[[Rick Rubin]]|[[Ad-Rock|Adam Horovitz]]|[[Joseph Simmons]]|[[Darryl McDaniels]]}} | extra10 = Solid Scheme | length10 = 4:51 | title11 = Wontu | writer11 = {{hlist|Weston|Hines|Charity|Lynch}} | extra11 = Solid Scheme | length11 = 2:55 | title12 = Krazy Wit da Books | writer12 = {{hlist|Weston|Hines|Charity|Lynch|[[Burt Bacharach]]|[[Hal David]]}} | extra12 = Solid Scheme | length12 = 3:57 | title13 = It'z Lik Dat | writer13 = {{hlist|Weston|Hines|Charity|Lynch}} | extra13 = Solid Scheme | length13 = 3:31 | title14 = Host Wit da Most | note14 = Rappaz Remix | writer14 = {{hlist|Weston|Hines|Charity|Lynch}} | extra14 = | length14 = 3:32 | total_length = 43:55 }}
;Sample credits *Track 2 contains a sample from "[[Soul Power]]" by [[James Brown]]. *Track 3 contains a sample of "Funky Granny" by [[Kool & the Gang]]. *Track 9 contains samples from the [[Graham Central Station]] recording "People". *Track 10 contains excerpts from the composition "[[Paul Revere (song)|Paul Revere]]" by the [[Beastie Boys]]. *Track 12 contains a sample of "[[Walk On By]]" by [[Gloria Gaynor]].
;Notes *The booklet lists a songwriting credit for 'J. Brown' on the 7th track, but this may be a misprint. [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] and [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] lists only the two performers and two producers and there is no James Brown sample on this track.
==Personnel== *Andre "Krazy Drayz" Weston – vocals, re-mixing <small>(track 14)</small> *Willie "Skoob" Hines – vocals, re-mixing <small>(track 14)</small> *Chris Charity – scratches, producer & arranger <small>(tracks: 2, 4-7, 9-13)</small>, recording, engineering, mixing *Derek Lynch – scratches, producer & arranger <small>(tracks: 2, 4-7, 9-13)</small>, recording, engineering, mixing *Rodney "DJ Dice" Battle – scratches *Charlie Marotta – producer & arranger <small>(track 3)</small>, recording, engineering, mixing *[[Tony Dawsey]] – mastering *Parrish "[[PMD (rapper)|PMD]]" Smith – executive producer *Amy Guip – photography
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1993) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- ! scope="row" |US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 4, 1993 |title=The Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1993-12-04/?rank=20 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |volume= |issue= |page= |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref> | 20 |- ! scope="row" |US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 4, 1993 |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1993-12-04/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |volume= |issue= |page= |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref> | 6 |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1994) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=February 3, 2021}}</ref> | 52 |} {{col-end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Discogs master|97443|Straight Up Sewaside}}
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