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'''''Smoke Some Kill''''' is the third album by rapper [[Schoolly D]]. The album was released in 1988 for [[Jive Records]] and was produced by Schoolly D. Though the album was not as successful as ''[[Saturday Night - The Album]]'', it did manage to make it to #180 on the [[Billboard 200]] and #50 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpfexqu5ldje~T3 |title=Charts and awards for ''Smoke Some Kill'' |accessdate=2008-07-25 |publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
'''''Smoke Some Kill''''' is the third album by rapper [[Schoolly D]]. The album was released in 1988 for [[Jive Records]] and was produced by Schoolly D. Though the album was not as successful as ''[[Saturday Night - The Album]]'', it did manage to make it to #180 on the [[Billboard 200]] and #50 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpfexqu5ldje~T3 |title=Charts and awards for ''Smoke Some Kill'' |accessdate=2008-07-25 |publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>

=="Signifying Rapper"==
The song "Signifying Rapper" was the target of several lawsuits following its use in the 1992 film ''[[Bad Lieutenant]]'',<ref name="tobias">{{cite web
|url=http://www.avclub.com/content/node/22601
|title+Interview: Abel Ferrara
|date=2002-11-27
|last=Tobias
|first=Scott
|work=[[The A.V. Club]]
|publisher=[[The Onion|Onion]]
}}</ref> in multiple scenes.

The lyric is based (with only few changes) on "Signifying Monkey" by [[Rudy Ray Moore]]; this is recited over the rhythm guitar figure from "[[Kashmir (song)|Kashmir]]", the [[Led Zeppelin]] song.<ref name="tobias"/>{{Sound sample box align right|Music sample:}}<!-- A [[Sampling (music)|sample]] of the "Kashmir" riff is audible under the playing of two studio musicians. Need a source. -->
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===Litigation===
Led Zeppelin guitarist [[Jimmy Page]] and singer [[Robert Plant]] sued via their publisher Flames of Albion Music, because the quote<!-- It's played by studio musicians, not a sample. --> from "Kashmir" had not been cleared by Schoolly D's record company.{{Fact|date=March 2009}}

The song was ordered removed from the soundtrack and from broadcasts. In 1994, Live Home Video and distributor Aries Film Releasing were ordered to destroy any unsold copies of ''Bad Lieutenant'' as part of a [[copyright infringement]] ruling.<ref name="sandler">Sandler, Adam (December 14, 1994). Live Must Destroy 'Bad' Vids Sez Judge. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''</ref>{{fix
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}} Director [[Abel Ferrara]] was angered by the incident, which he felt "ruined the movie":

{{quote|"Signifying Rapper" was out for five years, and there wasn't a problem. Then the film had already been out for two years and they start bitching about it. [...] It cost Schoolly like $50,000. It was a nightmare. And meanwhile, "Signifying Rapper" is 50 million times better than "Kashmir" ever thought of being. [...] Why sue? You should be happy that somebody is paying homage to your work.|Abel Ferrara|[[The A.V. Club]] interview<ref name="tobias"/>}}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

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Smoke Some Kill is the third album by rapper Schoolly D. The album was released in 1988 for Jive Records and was produced by Schoolly D. Though the album was not as successful as Saturday Night - The Album, it did manage to make it to #180 on the Billboard 200 and #50 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album charts.[1]

"Signifying Rapper"

The song "Signifying Rapper" was the target of several lawsuits following its use in the 1992 film Bad Lieutenant,[2] in multiple scenes.

The lyric is based (with only few changes) on "Signifying Monkey" by Rudy Ray Moore; this is recited over the rhythm guitar figure from "Kashmir", the Led Zeppelin song.[2]Template:Sound sample box align right

Schoolly D "Signifying Rapper" (1988)
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Litigation

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant sued via their publisher Flames of Albion Music, because the quote from "Kashmir" had not been cleared by Schoolly D's record company.[citation needed]

The song was ordered removed from the soundtrack and from broadcasts. In 1994, Live Home Video and distributor Aries Film Releasing were ordered to destroy any unsold copies of Bad Lieutenant as part of a copyright infringement ruling.[3][Request quotation on talk to verify] Director Abel Ferrara was angered by the incident, which he felt "ruined the movie":

"Signifying Rapper" was out for five years, and there wasn't a problem. Then the film had already been out for two years and they start bitching about it. [...] It cost Schoolly like $50,000. It was a nightmare. And meanwhile, "Signifying Rapper" is 50 million times better than "Kashmir" ever thought of being. [...] Why sue? You should be happy that somebody is paying homage to your work.

— Abel Ferrara, The A.V. Club interview[2]

Track listing

  1. "Smoke Some Kill" – 3:28
  2. "Here We Go Again" – 2:43
  3. "Mr.Big Dick" – 4:36
  4. "Gangster Boogie II" – 3:43
  5. "This Is It (Ain't Gonna Rain)" – 3:56
  6. "Another Poem" – 4:20
  7. "We Don't Rock, We Rap" – 3:17
  8. "Signifying Rapper" – 4:51
  9. "No More Rock N' Roll" – 3:52
  10. "Same White Bitch (Got You Strung Out On Cane)" – 4:19
  11. "Treacherous" – 4:27
  12. "Black Man" – 4:19
  13. "Coqui 900" – 3:30
  14. "Fat Gold Chain" – 3:01

Personnel

  • Schoolly D – producer
  • DJ Code Money – sampling, scratching
  • Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo – engineer, mix on "Mr. Big Dick", "Gangster Boogie II", "This Is It (Ain't Gonna Rain)", "Another Poem", "Same White Bitch (Got You Strung Out On Cane)", "Treacherous", "Black Man"
  • Nigel Green – mix on "Smoke Some Kill", "Here We Go Again", "We Don't Rock, We Rap", "Signifying Rapper", "No More Rock N' Roll", "Coqui 900", "Fat Gold Chain"
  • Andy "Funky Drummer" Kravitz – drums on "Signifying Rapper" and "No More Rock N' Roll"
  • Mike Tyler – guitar on "Signifying Rapper" and "No More Rock N' Roll"
  • Doug Grigsby – bass on "Signifying Rapper" and "No More Rock N' Roll"
  • Big Tim – bass on "Another Poem"

References

  1. ^ "Charts and awards for Smoke Some Kill". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  2. ^ a b c Tobias, Scott (2002-11-27). The A.V. Club. Onion http://www.avclub.com/content/node/22601. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "title+Interview: Abel Ferrara" ignored (help)
  3. ^ Sandler, Adam (December 14, 1994). Live Must Destroy 'Bad' Vids Sez Judge. Variety