Smooth Assassin

Smooth Assassin
Studio album by Grand Daddy I.U.
Released	October 16, 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Cold Chillin'/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records 26341
Producer	Biz Markie
Grand Daddy I.U. chronology
Smooth Assassin (1990) Lead Pipe (1994)

Smooth Assassin is the debut album by Grand Daddy I.U., which was released on October 16, 1990, on Cold Chillin' Records. The entire album was produced by Biz Markie, with Cutmaster Cool V serving as both the co-producer and mixer of the album.

The album managed to reach No. 91 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Track listing

• All tracks produced by Biz Markie.

1. "The U Is Smooth" - 5:00
2. "Pick Up the Pace" - 4:22
3. "Something New" - 4:49
4. "I Kick Ass" - 5:05
5. "Mass Destruction" - 3:58
6. "Gals dem So Hot" - 4:40
7. "Girl in the Mall" - 4:47
8. "Kay Cee Is Nasty" - 1:56
9. "Nobody Move" - 4:27
10. "Dominos" - 4:24
11. "Behind Bars" - 4:29
12. "Soul Touch" - 4:16
13. "This Is a Recording" - 5:12
14. "Sugar Free" - 5:01
15. "Phuck 'Em Up U" - 2:27
16. "Shout Outs" - 2:42

Samples

The U Is Smooth

• "Hydra" by Grover Washington, Jr.

Pick Up the Pace

• "Reggins" by The Blackbyrds
• "Love Rap" by Spoonie Gee

Something New

• "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
• "I'm Your Puppet" by James & Bobby Purify

I Kick Ass

• "White Lightning (I Mean Moonshine)" by James Brown
• "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins

Mass Destruction

• "Storm King" by Bob James

Girl in the Mall

• "You Can Call Me Rover" by The Main Ingredient

Kay Cee Is Nasty

• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
• "Escape-Ism" by James Brown

Nobody Move

• "Red Baron" by Billy Cobham

Dominos

• "Blues and Pants" by James Brown
• "Dominoes" by Donald Byrd

Behind Bars

• "Yes We Can Can" by Pointer Sisters

Soul Touch

• "Soul Touch" by Ronnie Mitchell

Sugar Free

• "Sugar Free" by Juicy
• "Funky President" by James Brown

Phuck 'Em Up U

• "The Message from the Soul Sisters" by Myra Barnes

Chart history

References