The Body-Hat Syndrome

The Body-Hat Syndrome is the third full-length studio album by American hip hop Digital Underground.^[5][6] It was released on October 5, 1993 via Tommy Boy Records. Production was handled by Digital Underground inner production team, the D-Flow Production Squad. The album peaked at number 79 on the Billboard 200 and number 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

The Body-Hat Syndrome
Studio album by Digital Underground
Released	October 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)
Recorded	1993
Genre	West Coast hip hop
Length	1:14:47
Label	Tommy Boy
Producer	D-Flow Production Squad
Digital Underground chronology
Sons of the P (1991) The Body-Hat Syndrome (1993) Future Rhythm (1996)
Singles from The Body-Hat Syndrome
"The Return of the Crazy One" Released: September 21, 1993 "Wussup Wit the Luv" Released: February 20, 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	7/10[2]
Robert Christgau	A−[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

The album saw rappers Saafir and Clee were added to the line-up. The opening song, "The Return of the Crazy One", which sampled Parliament's "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)", was released on September 21, 1993 as the lead single before the album's release, and peaked at number 77 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album's second single, an anti-racism cultural awareness politico called "Wussup Wit the Luv", which features a guitar solo from the Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton and a verse from 2Pac, made it to number 99 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Music videos were released for both of the album's singles. This was the last time 2Pac appeared on any Digital Underground release. The album also contains "The Humpty Dance Awards", the group's humorous shout-out to the many artists who sampled "The Humpty Dance" before 1993. Since then the list has grown to over 50 artists.

Critical reception

The Boston Globe called The Body-Hat Syndrome one of 1993's best hip hop albums.^[7] Trouser Press wrote: "Musically, Digital Underground is back at the top of its game, but conceptually the group is sounding the retreat".^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Return of the Crazy One"	Gregory Jacobs Jeremy Jackson George Clinton Bernie Worrell William Collins	4:39
2.	"Doo Woo You"	Jacobs Reggie Gibson David Elliot	7:36
3.	"Holly Wantstaho"	Jacobs Gibson Elliot Clinton Worrell	3:35
4.	"Bran Nu Swetta"	Jacobs Ronald Brooks Gibson Elliot	4:58
5.	"The Humpty Dance Awards"	Jacobs	4:51
6.	"Body-Hats (Part One)"	Jacobs Brooks Gibson	1:36
7.	"Dope-A-Delic (Do-U-B-Leeve-In-D-Flo?)"	Jacobs Brooks Cleveland Askew Clinton Worrell Collins Walter "Junie" Morrison	4:07
8.	"Intermission"	Jacobs	0:54
9.	"Wussup Wit the Luv"	Jacobs Brooks Askew Tupac Shakur Michael Hampton	6:35
10.	"Digital Lover"	Jacobs Gibson Charlie Wilson Roger Troutman	4:38
11.	"Carry the Way (Along Time)"	Jacobs Brooks Gibson Askew	4:15
12.	"Body-Hats (Part Two)"	Jacobs Brooks Gibson	1:31
13.	"Circus Entrance"	Jacobs Askew	1:54
14.	"Jerkit Circus"	Jacobs Brooks Elliot	4:50
15.	"Circus Exit (The After-Nut)"	Jacobs Elliot	0:43
16.	"Shake & Bake"	Jacobs Brooks Clinton Collins	4:34
17.	"Body-Hats (Part Three)"	Jacobs Brooks Gibson	3:07
18.	"Do Ya Like It Dirty?"	Jacobs Askew Jackson Michael Boston	4:45
19.	"Bran Nu Sweat This Beat"	Jacobs Elliot	0:33
20.	"Wheee!"	Jacobs Brooks Gibson Askew Earl Cook Clinton DeWayne McKnight	5:08
Total length:			1:14:47

Sample credits

• Track 1 sampled "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" performed by Parliament.
• Track 3 sampled "Holly Wants To Go To California" performed by Funkadelic.
• Track 7 sampled "Colour Me Funky" and "Trombipulation" performed by Parliament.
• Track 10 sampled "Computer Love" performed by Zapp.
• Track 16 sampled "Funkentelechy" performed by Parliament.
• Track 20 sampled "The Freeze" performed by Parliament.

Notes

• Tracks 1, 5, 6, 12, 14, 16 and 17 features Shock G's alter ego Humpty Hump.
• Tracks 5, 7 and 20 are omitted from all the cassette versions of the album.
• The "Special Italian Vinyl Version" of the album, which is the only LP version containing the original picture sleeve and comic insert.

Personnel

• Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs — vocals, keyboards, turntables, programming, producer, arranger, art direction, illustrations, layout
• Ronald "Money-B" Brooks — vocals
• Reggie "Saafir" Gibson — vocals
• Cleveland "Clee" Askew — vocals
• Tupac "2Pac" Shakur — vocals (track 9)
• Michael "Dirty-Red" Boston — vocals (track 18)
• Earl "Schmoovy-Schmoov" Cook — vocals (track 20)
• David "DJ Fuze" Elliot — keyboards, turntables, programming
• Jeremy "Jay-Z" Jackson — additional vocals, keyboards, turntables, programming
• Ramone "Pee-Wee" Gooden — additional vocals
• Descaro "Mack Mone" Moore — additional vocals
• Shirley "Shassiah" Tabor — additional vocals
• Ronald "Omar" Everett — additional vocals
• Toby "T-Love" Holton — additional vocals
• Ronvell Sharper — additional vocals
• Gwen Everett — additional vocals
• Kim Morgan — additional vocals
• Michael Hampton — lead guitar (track 9)
• Mark "Mark Sexx" Skeete — additional vocals
• Shawn "The Shah" Trone — additional vocals
• Gary "Mudbone" Cooper — additional vocals
• Garry Shider — additional vocals
• D-Love — additional vocals
• O.B. — additional vocals
• Michael Denten — recording & mixing
• Darrin Harris — recording & mixing
• Steve Counter — recording & mixing
• Mark Slagle — recording & mixing
• Matt Kelley — recording & mixing
• Bob Morse — recording & mixing
• Renwick Smith Curry — engineering
• Malcolm Sherwood — engineering
• Jeff Gray — engineering
• Ken Lee — mastering
• Erwin Gorostiza — art direction, layout
• Mark Weinberg — design

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[9]	79
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10]	16