The Oddventures of Mr. Cool is the 7th studio album of the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

' Late premier rap artist Francis Magalona

Francis Magalona

Francis Michael Durango Magalona , also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, MC The Mouth and The Man From Manila, was a Filipino rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. He was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to cross over to the mainstream...

 released in 1998. It forgoes the gritty guitar and explores mellow, urban-style rapping, often reinforced by soulful choruses. Francis keeps aware of the latest trends in rap, and it's a safe bet he has listened to American rap band Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip-Hop/R'n'B band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 1991. It originally consisted of rappers Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone...

, including their 1997 The Art of War

The Art of War (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony album)

-Album:-Singles:-See also:*List of number-one albums of 1997 *List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 -External links:[ allmusic.com]...

. A few of the choruses on the The Oddventures of Mr. Cool are sampled from Western artists, including Whodini

Whodini

Whodini is a hip hop group that was formed in 1981. The Brooklyn, New York-based trio consisted of vocalist and main lyricist Jalil Hutchins; co-vocalist John Fletcher, aka Ecstasy ; and turntable artist DJ Drew Carter, aka Grandmaster Dee.-Early years:Whodini was among the first hip-hop groups to...

's "Friends and Strangers

Escape (Whodini album)

Escape is the second album by hip-hop group Whodini, released in 1984 on the Jive label. The album spawned the hit singles "Five Minutes of Funk," "Friends," and "Freaks Come Out at Night". This was one the first rap albums ever to include a synclavier...

," as heard on "Friends

Friends

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" here, but Francism

Francis Magalona

Francis Michael Durango Magalona , also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, MC The Mouth and The Man From Manila, was a Filipino rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. He was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to cross over to the mainstream...

 writes or co-writes most of the material. His rapping is voluble, and he explores a multitude of topics, including a tribute to past soul artists, as heard on "Old Skool." The Oddventures of Mr. Cool is another strong Francism album.

Track listing

1. "Wake Up Call"
2. "Friends"
3. "Can I Have a Kiss?"
4. "Headphones"
5. "Whole Lotta Lovin'"
6. "Peace on Earth"
7. "Old Skool"
8. "What U Want"
9. "Glass of Milk"
10. "Tomagotchi"
11. "Put Ya Hands Up"
12. "Manchild"
13. "23 Seconder"
14. "Loophole"
15. "Coolness"
16. "Whole Lotta Lovin'"
17. "Old Skool [The Toyroom Remix]"

Trivia

"Whole Lotta Lovin'" has a music video. Much of its music sounds like the intro of Alapaap, a song performed by the Eraserheads.