The Bitch Is Back (Roxanne Shanté album)

The Bitch Is Back
The Bitch Is Back
Studio album by Shanté
Released	October 5, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Studio	Power Play Studios (Long Island City, NY); Libra Digital Sound (Queens, NY); I.N.S. Studios (New York, NY); Chung King Studios (New York, NY);
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	42:55
Label	Livin' Large
Producer	Grand Daddy I.U.; Grandmaster Flash; Kool G Rap; Large Professor; Mister Cee; Trackmasters;
Shanté chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A−^[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10^[3]

The Bitch Is Back is the second and final studio album by American rapper Roxanne Shanté.^[4] It was released on October 5, 1992, through Livin' Large Records with distribution via Tommy Boy Records. Recording sessions took place at Power Play Studios, Libra Digital Sound, I.N.S. Studios and Chung King Studios in New York. Production was handled by Kool G Rap, Mister Cee, Grand Daddy I.U., Large Professor, Grandmaster Flash and Trackmasters. It features a lone guest appearance from Kool G Rap.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Calvin LaBurn	Mister Cee	4:09
2.	"Deadly Rhymes" (featuring Kool G Rap)	Nathaniel Wilson William Paul Mitchell Benny Carter	Kool G Rap Large Professor	2:57
3.	"Big Mama"	Lolita Gooden Ayyub Cave	Grand Daddy I.U. Kay Cee (co.)	5:15
4.	"Trick or Treat"	Wilson	Kool G Rap	3:17
5.	"Gotta Be Free"	Joseph Saddler Tracey Horton Hank Redd Nathan Watts Deniece Williams Susaye Greene	Grandmaster Flash	4:25
6.	"Dance to This"	Cave Gene McFadden John Whitehead Victor Carstarphen Leon Huff	Grand Daddy I.U. Kay Cee (co.)	4:40
7.	"Yes, Yes, Y'all"	LaBurn Duval Clear	Mister Cee	4:30
8.	"Straight Razor"	Jean-Claude Olivier Samuel Barnes Wilson	Trackmasters	4:13
9.	"Shanté Gets Wicked"	LaBurn Clear	Mister Cee	4:34
10.	"Brothers Ain't Shit"	Gooden Wilson Mitchell	Kool G Rap Large Professor	4:55
Total length:				42:55

Track 2 contains samples from "Buck and the Preacher" written by Benny Carter and performed by New Birth.
Track 5 contains sample from "Wanna Be Free" written by Henry Reed, Nathan Watts, Deniece Williams and Susaye Greene and performed by Deniece Williams.
Track 6 contains sample from "Don't Let Love Get You Down" written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen and Leon Huff.

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