Action Packed Adventure
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
| Genre | Underground hip hop[1] | |||
| Length | 58:33 | |||
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Action Packed Adventure!, also known as Action Packed Adventure! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), is the debut album by the rap group Yaggfu Front.[2][3] It has been compared to the Pharcyde & Das EFX for its quirky and somewhat playful lyrics. The first single was "Left Field".[4] The title track is about the group's efforts to obtain a recording contract.[5]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [6] |
| The Source |  [7] |
The Independent wrote: "The montage of found-sounds that separates the tracks—answerphone messages, fake announcements etc.—may be directly descended from De La Soul, but the vocal style here is less relaxed, more in the vein of speed-rappers like Das EFX. Fitting syllables to beats like complex jigsaw puzzles, their incessant rap style can ultimately be as wearing as their vocabulary is impressive."[8] DJ Mighty Mi, in a review for The Source, praised the production of the album, highlighting the "true basslines and nicely-filtered loops", and commended the group for their "left-field lyrical approach".[7]
Track listing
| # | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Fanfare & Previews" | 3:25 |
| 2 | "Where'd You Get Your Bo Bo's?" | 4:05 |
| 3 | "Trooper 101" | 4:20 |
| 4 | "Mr. Hook" | 3:51 |
| 5 | "Busted Loop" | 4:17 |
| 6 | "Fruitless-Moot" | 3:20 |
| 7 | "Black Liquid" | 3:29 |
| 8 | "Slappin' Suckas Silly" [LP Remix] | 4:21 |
| 9 | "Action Packed Adventure" | 4:29 |
| 10 | "Left Field" | 4:00 |
| 11 | "Hold 'Em Back (What's the Meaning?)" | 3:54 |
| 12 | "Uptown Downtown" | 3:15 |
| 13 | "Frontline" | 5:27 |
| 14 | "Sweet Caroline" | 1:58 |
| 15 | "My Dick Is So Large" (bonus track) | 4:22 |
References
- ^ a b Mills, Brad. Yaggfu Front – Action Packed Adventure: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Action Packed Adventure by Yaggfu Front". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 7. February 12, 1994. p. 92.
- ^ "Yaggfu Front Biography by John Bush". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ Menconi, David (January 28, 1994). "Rap goes to college". What's Up. The News & Observer. p. 13.
- ^ Floyd, Mike (February 21, 1994). "Hip-hop: N.C. group takes unusual route". Detroit Free Press. p. 3E.
- ^ "Yaggfu Front". Robert Christgau. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Berger, Milo "DJ Mighty Mi" (February 1994). "Yaggfu Front – Action Packed Adventure". Record Report. The Source. No. 53. New York. p. 74.
- ^ "Albums: It's never too late". Pop. The Independent. April 21, 1994. p. 1.