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Tell Em Why U Madd
Studio album by
the Madd Rapper
ReleasedJanuary 2000 (2000-01)
GenreHip hop
Length71:08
Label

Tell Em Why U Madd is the debut studio album by the American record producer Deric Angelettie, released under his rapper alter ego the Madd Rapper. It was released in January 2000, by Columbia Records and Angelettie's label Crazy Cat Catalogue.[1] The album suffered multiple delays and was heavily bootlegged by the time it came out.[2][3] It did not achieve a commercial success,[4] peaking at number 76 on the Billboard 200 chart.[5]

Background

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In 1997, the Notorious B.I.G.'s second album, Life After Death, was released on Bad Boy Records. It featured the track "Kick in the Door" that starts with a skit, in which a parody character the Madd Rapper, portrayed by Bad Boy's producer Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, explains his frustration with the success of B.I.G.'s debut album Ready to Die.[6] He emphasizes that despite releasing four albums, which he believes are better than Ready to Die, he was unable to achieve the same level of financial success and is still living with his mother.[7] According to RapReviews's Steve Juon, the character was an inside joke about Angelettie's failed career as a rapper, as he focused on producing.[8] The Madd Rapper later appeared on several other projects released by Bad Boy.[2]

Release

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Tell Em Why U Madd was released in January 2000.[2][9][10]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[12]
NME8/10[1]
Q[13]
RapReviews7/10[8]
Rolling Stone[14]
The Source[15]
USA Today[16]

Entertainment Weekly's Matt Diehl called the album a "slammin' debut", commending it for its "jiggadelic state-of-the-art beats and rhymes".[12] A reviewer for Q magazine highlighted the track "Stir Crazy", where "both rappers [are] pushing each other to new levels of whiny, high-pitched derangement", noting its "constantly glistening backdrop".[13] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club called it a "conceptual mess", arguing that the Madd Rapper lost his uniqueness and charm after transitioning into "the star of a glossy, big-budget album littered with guest stars".[17] Kelefa Sanneh, in a review for CMJ New Music Monthly.[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducerLength
1."I'm Madd" (feat. The Ebony Opera and Joe Hooker)Charlemagne2:18
2."Dot Vs. TMR"D-Dot, DJ Richie Rich2:22
3."Talk Show (Intro)" 1:25
4."You're All Alone" (feat. Picasso Black)D-Dot, Kanye West3:48
5."That's What's Happenin'" (feat. Mase and Tracey Lee)D-Dot, Kanye West3:12
6."Dice Game" 0:39
7."Roll With The Cat"Dame Grease1:07
8."How We Do" (feat. Puff Daddy)D-Dot, Coptic4:05
9."Stir Crazy" (feat. Eminem)Kanye West3:12
10."D-Dot Interview" 0:45
11."Ghetto" (feat. Carl Thomas and Raekwon)D-Dot, Kanye West5:44
12."Surviving The Game" (feat. Desert Roze)D-Dot3:05
13."Bongo Break" (feat. Busta Rhymes)D-Dot3:52
14."Whateva" (feat. Fierce and Picasso Black)D-Dot, Garrett Blake4:00
15."Too Many Ho's" (feat. Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Cease)D-Dot, Kanye West4:13
16."Bird Call" 0:53
17."Not The One" (feat. Oh! Ficial)Kanye West, No I.D.4:14
18."They Just Don't Know" (feat. Nature and Black Rob)Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, D-Dot4:23
19."Esta Loca" (feat. The Beatnuts and Rambo)D-Dot3:37
20."Shysty Broads" (feat. Babe Blue, Erika Kaine and Mae West)D-Dot4:03
21."Talk Show (Outro)" 0:49
22."Wildside" (feat. Desert Roze)D-Dot4:16
23."Car Jack" 0:41
24."How To Rob" (feat. 50 Cent)Poke & Tone4:25
Total length:71:08

Charts

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Album

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 76

References

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  1. ^ a b Capper, Andy (July 27, 1999). "The Madd Rapper – Tell 'Em Why U Mad". NME. London: IPC Media. Archived from the original on December 22, 1999. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Shipley, Al (May 14, 2013). "The Evolution of Kanye West's Production Before "The College Dropout"". Complex. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  3. ^ Gordon, Devin (March 2000). "Beats by the Pound". Spin. Vol. 16, no. 3. New York. p. 56. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Shipley, Al (September 6, 2019). "20 Songs You Didn't Know Kanye West Produced". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard 200 – Week of February 5, 2000". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "10 of the Biggest Hip-Hop Trolls of All Time". XXL. April 1, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  7. ^ Yuscavage, Chris (April 26, 2010). "Oh, Skit! 25 Funniest Hip-Hop Interludes". Vibe. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  8. ^ a b Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 30, 2024). "The Madd Rapper :: Tell Em Why U Madd". RapReviews. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Sanneh, Kelefa (Jan 2000). "The Madd Rapper – Tell 'Em Why U Madd". CMJ New Music Monthly. p. 49. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Wherehouse Music". The San Francisco Examiner. January 16, 2000. p. 76. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ DiBella, M.F. "Tell 'Em Why U Madd - The Madd Rapper". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  12. ^ a b Diehl, Matt (January 21–28, 2000). "The Madd Rapper – Tell 'Em Why U Madd". The Week: Music. Entertainment Weekly. No. 522/523. New York. p. 106.
  13. ^ a b "The Madd Rapper – Tell Em Why U Madd". Q. London. January 2000. p. 118.
  14. ^ Touré (September 30, 1999). "Player Hater No. 1". Recordings. Rolling Stone. No. 822. p. 85. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  15. ^ Parker, Erik "Mr. Parker" (October 1999). "Madd Rapper – Tell 'Em Why You Madd". Record Report. The Source. No. 121. New York. pp. 228, 230.
  16. ^ Jones, Steve (January 18, 2000). "The Madd Rapper, Tell 'Em Why U Madd". USA Today. p. 04D. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  17. ^ Rabin, Nathan (April 19, 2002). "The Madd Rapper: Tell 'Em Why You Madd". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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