Bangers & Cash
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Spank Rock and Benny Blanco Are... "Bangers & Cash" is an EP
by Philadelphian Virginia
n alternative hip hop
group Spank Rock
and record producer
Benny Blanco
. The EP follows Spank Rock's 2006 debut album YoYoYoYoYo
. The album was released on October 9, 2007.
ing for the late Disco D
. Blanco proposed the idea of creating an EP that was based on 2 Live Crew
samples
. Juwan was initially concerned that "it might be cheesy", but he continued that the EP "actually turned out to be really fun and I'm really proud of it." Like 2 Live Crew and Spank Rock's material, the EP included hypersexual lyrical content. Spank Rock and Benny Blanco co-wrote every song on Bangers & Cash together. It was described by Juwan as "just like club banger music, party music."
The EP's cover art is also a homage
to 2 Live Crew, mimicking their As Nasty As They Wanna Be
cover.
Rolling Stone
slated the album. The publication described the EP as "raunchy, megahorny hip-hop, [...] knowingly ridiculous and over-the-top", and stated that "Spank Rock seems to be on autopilot for most of the album, and neither his one-track mind nor Blanco's high-energy, low-payoff music produces anything worth going back to."
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Philadelphian Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
n alternative hip hop
Alternative hip hop
Alternative hip hop is a sub-genre of hip hop music. Allmusic defines it as follows: -Origin:...
group Spank Rock
Spank Rock
Spank Rock is an American hip-hop group consisting of rapper Naeem Juwan and producer Alex Epton . Their style is generally described as a mix of underground alternative rap and electro and rock.- Biography :...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Benny Blanco
Benny Blanco
Benjamin Levin , better known as Benny Blanco, is an American songwriter and producer from Reston, Virginia. He first came to the attention of Internet blogosphere producing a collaborative EP with Spank Rock. Working with producer Dr...
. The EP follows Spank Rock's 2006 debut album YoYoYoYoYo
YoYoYoYoYo
YoYoYoYoYo is the debut album by the Philadelphia hip-hop group, Spank Rock. The album was released on April 18, 2006 through Big Dada. The song "Backyard Betty" is also featured on the game Madden 07.-Critical reception:...
. The album was released on October 9, 2007.
Background
Spank Rock's frontman, Naeem Juwan, met Blanco when he was internIntern
Internship is a system of onthejob training for white-collar jobs, similar to an apprenticeship. Interns are usually college or university students, but they can also be high school students or post graduate adults seeking skills for a new career. They may also be as young as middle school or in...
ing for the late Disco D
Disco D
David Aaron Shayman, better known by his stage name Disco D , was an American record producer and composer. He started as a teenage DJ in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he helped DJ Godfather popularize the Detroit electronic music called "Ghettotech"...
. Blanco proposed the idea of creating an EP that was based on 2 Live Crew
2 Live Crew
2 Live Crew was a hip hop group from Miami, Florida. They caused considerable controversy with the sexual themes in their work, particularly on their 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be.- Early career :...
samples
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
. Juwan was initially concerned that "it might be cheesy", but he continued that the EP "actually turned out to be really fun and I'm really proud of it." Like 2 Live Crew and Spank Rock's material, the EP included hypersexual lyrical content. Spank Rock and Benny Blanco co-wrote every song on Bangers & Cash together. It was described by Juwan as "just like club banger music, party music."
The EP's cover art is also a homage
Homage
Homage is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic....
to 2 Live Crew, mimicking their As Nasty As They Wanna Be
As Nasty As They Wanna Be
As Nasty As They Wanna Be is the third album by Miami rap group 2 Live Crew. It was released in 1989, and became their largest seller, going 2x Platinum. In 1990, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled that the album was legally obscene; this ruling was later...
cover.
Release and reception
The Bangers & Cash was ultimately released on October 9, 2007. Spank Rock and Benny Blanco also released videos for "Pu$$y", "B-O-O-T-A-Y", and "Loose".Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
slated the album. The publication described the EP as "raunchy, megahorny hip-hop, [...] knowingly ridiculous and over-the-top", and stated that "Spank Rock seems to be on autopilot for most of the album, and neither his one-track mind nor Blanco's high-energy, low-payoff music produces anything worth going back to."
Track listing
All tracks written by Naeem Juwan and Benjamin Levin.- "Shake That" – 3:08
- Samples: "Shake That Ass Bitch" by Splack Pack, written by S. Chavis, K. Buchanan and J. Hardnett
- Samples: "The Fuck Shop" by 2 Live Crew2 Live Crew2 Live Crew was a hip hop group from Miami, Florida. They caused considerable controversy with the sexual themes in their work, particularly on their 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be.- Early career :...
, written by Luther Campbell, Mark Ross, David Hobbs and Chris Wong Won
- Samples: "Shake That Ass Bitch" by Splack Pack, written by S. Chavis, K. Buchanan and J. Hardnett
- "B-O-O-T-A-Y" (featuring Santogold and Sylvia Gordon) – 3:10
- Samples: "I Wanna Rock" by Luke SkyywalkerLuther CampbellLuther R. Campbell , also known as Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke or Luke, is a record label owner, rap performer , and actor...
, written by Luther Campbell - Samples: "Booty Drop" by Fresh Kid Ice and DJ Spin, written by Chris Wong Won and Darren Rudnick
- Samples: "Shake a Lil' Somethin'" by 2 Live Crew, written by Mark Ross, David Hobbs and Chris Wong Won
- Samples: "I Wanna Rock" by Luke Skyywalker
- "Loose" (featuring Amanda BlankAmanda BlankAmanda Blank is an American singer and member of the performance art band Sweatheart based in Philadelphia.-Early life:Amanda Blank was born in Germantown, a neighborhood in northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
) – 3:35- Samples: "Get Loose Now" by 2 Live Crew, written by Luther Campbell, Mark Ross, David Hobbs and Chris Wong Won
- Samples: "Hoochie Mama" by 2 Live Crew, written by Mark Ross, David Hobbs and Chris Wong
- "Pu$$y" (featuring Sylvia Gordon) – 4:09
- Samples: "We Want Some Pussy" by 2 Live Crew, written by Luther Campbell, Mark Ross, David Hobbs and Chris Wong Won
- "Bitch!" – 3:10
- Samples: "A Bitch Iz A Bitch" by N.W.A, written by O'Shea Jackson and Andre Young
Personnel
- Producer – Benny Blanco, Vaughan Merrick (additional)
- Engineer – Vaughan Merrick, Will Juhans (assistant)
- Mixing – Vaughan Merrick
- Mastering – Herb Powers, Jr.
- Photography – Adam Weiss