Released On: Captiol Records, 1998
I vividly remember listening to the radio at one point when this album came out. The local modern rock station ("London's Best Rock", FM96) had put "Intergalactic", the planet-destroying first single, into rotation, and this wasn't sitting well with some of the more belligerent listeners. "I'm going to stop listening if you keep playing this rap crap" is what one winner actually said. Suffice to say, it was on there for good reason; listener demographics and secret racism likely kept the vast majority of great hip-hop tracks off of rock radio but Hello Nasty was unstoppable. It's a party that doesn't flag once, from the massive beat that starts off "Super Disco Breakin'" through to the appearance of Lee "Scratch" Perry on "Dr Lee, PhD". It fit in perfectly with the Alternative Nation, too; witness the declaration on "Putting Shame In Your Game" about never being in an ad on television.
Where You'd Know It From: You've heard it. It was a freakin' #1 album. Someone's played it, in their car, at a party, while hitting the bong. You've at least heard "Intergalactic". I mean, come on.
Track Listing:
1. Super Disco Breakin' (2:07)
2. The Move (3:35)
3. Remote Control (2:58)
4. Song For The Man (3:13)
5. Just A Test (2:12)
6. Body Movin' (3:03)
7. Intergalactic (3:51)
8. Sneakin' Out The Hospital (2:45)
9. Putting Shame In Your Game (3:37)
10. Flowin' Prose (2:39)
11. And Me (2:52)
12. Three MCs And One DJ (2:50)
13. The Grasshopper Unit (Keep Movin') (3:01)
14. Song For Junior (3:49)
15. I Don't Know (3:00)
16. The Negotiation Limerick File (2:46)
17. Electrify (2:22)
18. Picture This (2:25)
19. Unite (3:31)
20. Dedication (2:32)
21. Dr. Lee, PhD (2:25)
22. Instant Death (3:22)
("Intergalactic")
("Super Disco Breakin'")
("The Negotiation Limerick File")
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