Ride the Rhythm

Ride the Rhythm
Studio album by Chill Rob G
Released	May 23, 1989 (1989-05-23)
Recorded	1987−1989
Studio	Airwave Sound (New York)
Genre	Jazz rap
Length	48:53
Label	Wild Pitch
Producer	DJ Mark the 45 King Nephie Centeno Pasemaster Mase Prince Paul
Chill Rob G chronology
Ride the Rhythm (1989) Blackgold (2000)
Singles from Ride the Rhythm
"Dope Rhymes" Released: 1988 "Court Is Now in Session" Released: 1989 "Let Me Show You" Released: February 14, 1990 "The Power" Released: July 2, 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	7.5/10[2]

Ride the Rhythm is the debut studio album by American rapper Chill Rob G.[3][4] It was released on May 23, 1989, via Wild Pitch Records.[5] The recording sessions took place at Air Wave Sound in New York. The album was produced by the 45 King, Nephie Centeno, Pasemaster Mase, and Prince Paul. It peaked at number 60 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.[6]

It contains four singles: "Dope Rhymes", "Court Is Now in Session", "Let Me Show You" and "The Power". In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's "100 Best Rap Albums".[7][8] His song "The Power" appeared in The Fisher King (1991), A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994), First Kid (1996) and Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005).

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Future Shock"	Robert Frazier Mark James	The 45 King	4:18
2.	"Bad Dreams"	Frazier James	The 45 King	3:24
3.	"Court Is Now in Session"	Frazier James	The 45 King	4:22
4.	"Motivation"	Frazier James	The 45 King	3:55
5.	"Dope Rhymes"	Frazier James	The 45 King	3:24
6.	"The Power"	Frazier James Michael Munzing Luca Anzilotti	Nephie Centeno The 45 King	6:07
7.	"Ride the Rhythm"	Frazier James	The 45 King	3:56
8.	"Make It"	Frazier James	The 45 King	4:10
9.	"Let the Words Flow"	Frazier James	The 45 King	4:17
10.	"Let Me Show You"	Frazier James	The 45 King	4:14
11.	"Wild Pitch" (KDAY Remix)	Frazier James	The 45 King	2:56
12.	"Let Me Show You" (Remix)	Frazier James	Pasemaster Mase Prince Paul The 45 King	4:32
Total length:				48:53

Samples

Court Is Now in Session

• "The Jam" by Graham Central Station
• "Soul Power '74" by Maceo & the Macks

Motivation

• "You're Getting a Little Too Smart" by Detroit Emeralds

Dope Rhymes

• "Cut the Cake" by Average White Band

Ride the Rhythm

• "Hard Times" by Baby Huey[9]
• "Baby Let Me Kiss You" by King Floyd

Make It

• "Music Is the Key (House Key)" by J.M. Silk

Let the Words Flow

• "Voices Inside My Head" by the Police
• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown

Let Me Show You

• "N.T." by Kool & the Gang
• "The Boss" by James Brown

Wild Pitch (KDAY Remix)

• "Books and Basketball (Montage)" by Billy Preston & Syreeta
• "Gimmie What You Got" by Le Pamplemousse

Let Me Show You (Remix)

• Dance, Dance, Dance by Claudja Barry & Ronnie Jones
• "N.T." by Kool & the Gang
• "One Man Band (Plays All Alone)" by Monk Higgins & the Specialties

Personnel

• Robert "Chill Rob G" Frazier – lyrics, vocals
• Kim Davis – additional vocals (track 6)
• Les July – bass guitar
• Jack Bashkow – flute, saxophone
• Crazy O – scratches
• Mark "The 45 King" James – producer, mixing
• Nephie Centeno – producer & mixing (track 6)
• Vincent Mason – producer & remixing (track 12)
• Paul "Prince Paul" Huston – producer & remixing (track 12)
• John Dimmick – engineering
• Terry Clarke – design
• Peter Bodtke – photography

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10]	60

References

1. Kergan, Wade. "Chill Rob G. Ride the Rhythm". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (May 14, 2024). "Chill Rob G Ride the Rhythm". RapReviews. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
3. Bynoe, Yvonne (2006). Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 241.
4. Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. St. Martin's Publishing Group. 2014. p. 332.
5. Ducker, Jesse (May 22, 2019). "Revisiting Chill Rob G's Debut Album 'Ride The Rhythm' (1989) | Retrospective Tribute". Albumism. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
6. Madden, Sidney (May 23, 2015). "Today in Hip-Hop: Chill Rob G Drops 'Ride the Rhythm' - XXL". XXL. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
7. "What Goes Around Comes Around". The Source. No. 100. January 1998. p. 24.
8. "Rocklist.net...The Source 100 Best Rap Albums & Singles." www.rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
9. Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. p. 73.
10. "Chill Rob G Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

External links

• Chill Rob G – Ride The Rhythm at Discogs (list of releases)