How a Black Man Feels

How a Black Man Feels is the fifth album by the rapper Schoolly D.[5] It was released in 1991 via Capitol Records, his first album for the label.[3] The album spawned three singles, "Original Gangster", “Where’d You Get That Funk From”, and “King of New York”.

How A Black Man Feels
Studio album by
Schoolly D
ReleasedOctober 15, 1991
Recorded1991
GenreGangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, political hip hop, old-school hip hop
Length45:45
LabelCapitol
ProducerSchoolly D
Schoolly D chronology
Am I Black Enough for You?
(1989)		 How A Black Man Feels
(1991)		 Welcome to America
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide3/10[4]

Production

KRS-One contributed to the production of the album.[4]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "other than the unfashionable stripped-down beats (complete with Run-DMC samples), Schoolly’s ugly and all-too-common gangsta threats ... sound like a sorry-ass imitation jackin’ for bucks."[6]

Track listing
  1. “Run” – 4:12
  2. “Your Worst Nightmare” – 4:52
  3. “King of New York” – 4:35
  4. “Original Gangster” – 3:39
  5. “Die Nigger Die” – 4:56
  6. “Where’d You Get That Funk From” – 4:43
  7. “How a Black Man Feels” – 3:50
  8. “Just Another Killer” – 5:32
  9. “Peace to the Nation” – 4:45
  10. “Sometimes It’s Got to Be That Way” – 4:41

References
  1. How a Black Man Feels at AllMusic
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 293.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 621–622.
  4. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 342–343.
  5. Bradley, Adam; DuBois, Andrew (November 2, 2010). "The Anthology of Rap". Yale University Press – via Google Books.
  6. "Schoolly D". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 June 2021.



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