Born to Be Wild (MC Shan album)

For the Steppenwolf album, see Born to Be Wild – A Retrospective.

Born to Be Wild
Studio album by MC Shan
Released	October 25, 1988
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Cold Chillin’ Warner Bros. 25797
Producer	Marley Marl[1]
MC Shan chronology
Down by Law (1987) Born to Be Wild (1988) Play It Again, Shan (1990)

Born to Be Wild is the second album released by Juice Crew member and East Coast rapper MC Shan.[2][3] With the production work of Marley Marl, MC Shan directly attacked Boogie Down Productions with "Juice Crew Law" and ended the silence around their feud.

Track listing

• All tracks produced by Marley Marl

1. "I Pioneered This"[4]
2. "Give Me My Freedom"
3. "So Def"
4. "Back To The Basics"
5. "Go For Yours ('Cause I'm Gonna Get Mine)"
6. "Born To Be Wild"
7. "She's Gone"
8. "Juice Crew Law (Boogie Down Productions Diss)"
9. "Words Of A Freestyle"
10. "They Used To Do It Out In The Park"
11. "Never Rock A Party"

References

1. "Born to Be Wild - MC Shan | Release Credits". AllMusic.
2. "HIP-HOP! A collector's guide Part 13 JUICE CREW: THE QUEENSBRIDGE KILLERS - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
3. Merlis, Ben (November 5, 2019). Goin' Off: The Story of the Juice Crew & Cold Chillin' Records. BMG Books. ISBN 9781947026339 – via Google Books.
4. LLC, SPIN Media (December 10, 1988). "The A-List". SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.