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1992 studio album by Grand Puba
Reel to Reel
Studio album by
Grand Puba
Released
October 20, 1992
Recorded
1991–92
Studio
Power Play Studios (Long Island City)
Chung King House of Metal (New York)
The Hit Factory (New York)
Genre
Hip hop
Length
57:37
Label
Elektra
Producer
Dante Ross (also exec.)
Grand Puba
Geeby Dajani
John Gamble
DJ Shabazz
Latief
The Brand New Heavies
Grand Puba chronology
Reel to Reel (1992)
2000 (1995)
Singles from Reel to Reel
"360° (What Goes Around)" Released: July 16, 1992
"Check It Out" Released: December 4, 1992
"Ya Know How It Goes" Released: June 17, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[1]
Entertainment Weekly
B+[2]
RapReviews
8.5/10[3]
Robert Christgau
[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
[5]
Reel to Reel is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Grand Puba. It was released on October 20, 1992, through Elektra Records. Recording sessions took place at Power Play Studios in Long Island City, at Chung King House of Metal and at The Hit Factory in New York. Production was handled primarily by Grand Puba, along with Stimulated Dummies, Anthony Latief King, DJ Shabazz, Kid Capri and The Brand New Heavies.
The album peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200 and at number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
The album was preceded by two charted singles: "360° (What Goes Around)" and "Check It Out". Its lead single, "360° (What Goes Around)", reached #68 on the Billboard Hot 100, #30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #1 on the Hot Rap Songs. The second single, "Check It Out" featuring Mary J. Blige, made it to #85 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #13 on the Hot Rap Songs. The album's third single, "Ya Know How It Goes", was released on June 17, 1993, and did not make it to any Billboard charts.
^Swihart, Stanton. "Reel to Reel - Grand Puba | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
^Bernard, James (October 30, 1992). "Reel to Reel". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
^Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 29, 2020). "Grand Puba :: Reel to Reel – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
^Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Grand Puba". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
^Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). {The New} Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon and Schuster. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8 – via Google Books.
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