Columbia Records

The debut studio album by the American hip hop group, originally released in April 1990. Much of the musical landscape on the album consisted of background noises such as a child crying, frogs and Hawaiian strings. The jazz, R&B and rock samples that were used were from artists most hip-hop producers ignored at the time, or who were unfamiliar with. Features the singles 'I Left My Wallet in El Segundo', 'Bonita Applebum' and 'Can I Kick It?'.