Nice and Smooth (album)

Nice & Smooth is the debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Nice & Smooth from The Bronx, NY. It was released on May 16, 1989, via Fresh Records and Sleeping Bag Records. The album is notable for its sense of humor and comedy rhymes. The release singles of the album are "Early to Rise" and "Funky for You". This was the duo's only release on Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records before it signed with Def Jam Recordings sub-label RAL Records. It was included in The Source's "100 Best Rap Albums". It was one of three titles acquired by Priority Records when Sleeping Bag went out of business in 1992.

Nice & Smooth
Studio album by Nice & Smooth
Released	1989
Recorded	1988−1989
Genre	Hip hop
Length	54:31
Label	Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records (U.S.) LPRE-13 (first pressing) Priority/EMI Records (U.S.) 0499 2 53887 2 5 P2-53887 (second pressing) Priority/Virgin/EMI Records (Europe) 7243 8 40117 2 7 V2-40117
Producer	Nice & Smooth
Nice & Smooth chronology
Nice & Smooth (1989) Ain't a Damn Thing Changed (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Early to Rise"
2. "Something I Can't Explain"
3. "Perfect Harmony"
4. "We are No. 1"
5. "No Delayin'"
6. "Funky for You"
7. "Skill Trade"
8. "More and More Hits"
9. "O-o-h, Child"
10. "Hit Me"
11. "Gold"
12. "Dope Not Hype"
13. "Nice & Smooth"
14. "Dope on a Rope"
15. "Sum Pimped-out Shit"

Personnel

• Peter Bodtke — Photography
• D-Square — Engineer
• DJ Teddy Tedd — Turntables
• Nice & Smooth — Main Performer
• Greg Nice — Producer, Mixing
• Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez — Engineer
• Smooth B. — Producer, Mixing
• Howie Weinberg — Mastering