Poly Sci
Poly Sci is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop musician John Forté. It was released on June 23, 1998 on Ruffhouse Records. Recording sessions took place at Booga Basement Studio in East Orange, at Chung King Studios, at The Hit Factory and at The Crib in New York, at Joe's Room in Conshohocken, and at Mayfair Studios in London. Production was primarily handled by Forté himself, as well as Minnesota, Pras, Salaam Remi, Warren Riker and Wyclef Jean.
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| Released | June 23, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–98 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 55:09 | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Tom Hull | B+[3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hot" (Intro) | John E. Forté | John Forté | 2:26 |
| 2. | "They Got Me" (featuring Fat Joe and Destruct) |
| John Forté | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Ninety Nine (Flash the Message)" | 3:44 | ||
| 4. | "God Is Love God Is War" | Forté | John Forté | 4:34 |
| 5. | "We Got This" (featuring DMX) |
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| 3:40 |
| 6. | "P.B.E. (Powerful, Beautiful, Excellent)" | Forté | John Forté | 4:09 |
| 7. | "The Right One/Father to Son (Interlude)" (featuring Pras) | John Forté | 4:30 | |
| 8. | "Madina Passage" (featuring Baracus, Casino Red, El Harim and St. Nikolas) |
| John Forté | 4:20 |
| 9. | "All You Gotta Do" |
| Minnesota | 4:04 |
| 10. | "All Fucked Up" | Forté | John Forté | 3:02 |
| 11. | "Poly Sci" |
| John Forté | 5:22 |
| 12. | "Born to Win/Riddle of Steel (Interlude)" |
| Salaam Remi | 4:24 |
| 13. | "Flash the Message" | Forté | John Forté | 3:41 |
| 14. | "Hot" (Outro) | Forté | John Forté | 2:22 |
| Total length: | 55:09 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 2 contains elements from "Petit Pays" written by Fernando Da Cruz and performed by Cesária Évora
- Track 3 contains elements from "Mash It Up" written by Joseph Williams & Lawrence Parker and performed by Just-Ice and resung elements from "99 Luftballons" written by Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen & Carlo Karges and performed by Nena
- Track 7 contains elements from "Cruisin'" written by William Robinson & Marvin Tarplin and performed by Smokey Robinson
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 84 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 28 |
References
- Cummings-Yeates, Rosalind. "Poly Sci - John Forté | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: JOHN FORT%C9". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: John Forte". tomhull.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- "John Forte Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- "John Forte Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
External links
- John Forté – Poly Sci at Discogs (list of releases)
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