Poly Sci

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Poly Sci is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop musician John Forté. It was released on June 23, 1998, on Ruffhouse Records. The recording sessions took place at Booga Basement Studio in East Orange, at Chung King Studios, at The Hit Factory and at The Crib in New York, at Joe's Room in Conshohocken, and at Mayfair Studios in London. The production was primarily handled by Forté, as well as Minnesota, Pras, Salaam Remi, Warren Riker and Wyclef Jean.

Poly Sci
Studio album by John Forté
Released	June 23, 1998 (1998-06-23)
Recorded	1997–98
Studio	Booga Basement Studio (East Orange, NJ) Chung King Studios (New York, NY) Joe's Room (Conshohocken, PA) The Hit Factory (New York, NY) Mayfair Studios (London, UK) The Crib (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:09
Label	Ruffhouse Columbia
Producer	John Forté Minnesota Pras Salaam Remi Warren Riker Wyclef Jean
John Forté chronology
Poly Sci (1998) I, John (2002)
Singles from Poly Sci
"Ninety Nine (Flash The Message)" Released: May 12, 1998

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Tom Hull	B+[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
The Source	[5]
XXL	L (3/5)[6]

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Forte excels with light-hearted subject matter and instrumentation."^[4] Rolling Stone concluded that "Forte displays a surer footing writing lyrics than he does on actual rapping; his vocal style flips between JayZ-ish Brooklynisms and the cool-pose sneers of Nas."^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hot" (Intro)	John E. Forté	John Forté	2:26
2.	"They Got Me" (featuring Fat Joe and Destruct)	Forté Joseph Cartagena D. Phillips Fernando Da Cruz	John Forté	4:51
3.	"Ninety Nine (Flash the Message)"	Forté Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen Carlo Karges	Wyclef Jean Pras Jerry Duplessis (co.)	3:44
4.	"God Is Love God Is War"	Forté	John Forté	4:34
5.	"We Got This" (featuring DMX)	Forté Earl Simmons T. Jones	John Forté Warren Riker	3:40
6.	"P.B.E. (Powerful, Beautiful, Excellent)"	Forté	John Forté	4:09
7.	"The Right One/Father to Son (Interlude)" (featuring Pras)	Forté Samuel Michel William Robinson, Jr. Marvin Tarplin	John Forté	4:30
8.	"Madina Passage" (featuring Baracus, Casino Red, El Harim and St. Nikolas)	Forté T. Jones J. Williford A. Footman C. Michell Jeni Fujita	John Forté	4:20
9.	"All You Gotta Do"	Forté Ray Stewart	Minnesota	4:04
10.	"All Fucked Up"	Forté	John Forté	3:02
11.	"Poly Sci"	Forté T. Jones	John Forté	5:22
12.	"Born to Win/Riddle of Steel (Interlude)"	Forté Salaam Remi	Salaam Remi	4:24
13.	"Flash the Message"	Forté	John Forté	3:41
14.	"Hot" (Outro)	Forté	John Forté	2:22
Total length:				55:09

Sample credits

• Track 2 contains elements from "Petit Pays" written by Fernando Da Cruz and performed by Cesária Évora
• Track 3 contains elements from "Mash It Up" written by Joseph Williams & Lawrence Parker and performed by Just-Ice and resung elements from "99 Luftballons" written by Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen & Carlo Karges and performed by Nena
• Track 7 contains elements from "Cruisin'" written by William Robinson & Marvin Tarplin and performed by Smokey Robinson

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[8]	84
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9]	28