1991 studio album by Tim Dog
November 12, 1991
1991
East Coast hip hophardcore rap
1:01:44
RuffhouseColumbia
Tim DogTR LoveCed-GeeMoe LoveBobby CrawfordLouis Flores
Penicillin on Wax
(1991)
Do or Die
(1993)
\"Fuck Compton\"
Released: 1991
\"Step To Me\"
Released: 1991
\"Bronx Nigga\"
Released: 1992
Penicillin on Wax is the debut studio album by American New York-based rapper Tim Dog. It was released on November 12, 1991 via Ruffhouse Records. Production was handled by several record producers, including Ced-Gee, TR Love and Moe Love from Ultramagnetic MC\'s, Bobby Crawford, Louis Flores, and Tim Dog himself. Fellow rapper Kool Keith made guest appearances on two tracks.
The album spawned three singles, the infamous underground hit \"Fuck Compton\" (which disses the West Coast hip hop), \"Step To Me\" and \"Bronx Nigga\". The album peaked at number 155 on the US Billboard 200 chart, number 34 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 4 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.
Professional ratings
AllMusic
Entertainment WeeklyC+RapReviews7/10The Village Voice
AllMusic\'s Ron Wynn gave Penicillin on Wax an \"Album Pick\" tag, saying \"Bronx rapper Tim Dog informed the world what he thought of West Coast types with the single \"F--- Compton.\" It was the definitive composition on his debut album, setting the stage for a series of angry, often vicious and sneering taunts, challenges, boasts and putdowns.\" Entertainment Weekly writer James Bernard commended Tim\'s \"deep and ominous\" vocals for delivering \"attention-grabbing moments\" at times but felt the album gets weighted down with Tim\'s lyrical tirades against N.W.A over unspectacular beats, concluding that \"Yes, \"dissing\" is a proud rap tradition, but such one-note obsession gets pretty boring. Move on, Tim Dog, move on.\" Robert Christgau cited \"Fuck Compton\" as a \"choice cut\", indicating a good song on \"an album that isn\'t worth your time or money.\" In a retrospective review, DJ Fatboy of RapReviews praised the overall production throughout the album, Tim\'s \"forceful\" delivery of his absurd lyricism despite wishing he craft better lyrics and Kool Keith\'s guest contributions on \"I Ain\'t Havin\' It\" and \"Secret Fantasies\", concluding that, \"Great production values, utter craziness. Although it\'s debatable whether or not it was Tim\'s intent to be that fuckin out there, it\'s no question this was one of the most entertaining albums to come out of the early 90s, point blank.\"
Track listing
\"Intro\"Tim DogTR Love2:49
\"Low Down Nigga\"Tim DogMoe Love2:07
\"Robin Harris Shit\" (Skit) 0:17
\"Fuck Compton\"Tim DogCed-Gee4:10
\"DJ Quick Beat Down\" (Skit) 0:20
\"Step to Me\"Tim DogBobby Crawford4:46
\"Phone Conversation With Reporter\" (Skit) 0:23
\"Bronx Nigga\"Tim DogTR Love4:16
\"You Ain\'t Shit\"Tim DogCed-Gee4:20
\"I Ain\'t Takin\' No Shorts\"Tim DogMoe LoveTR Love3:37
\"NFL Shit\" (Skit) 0:18
\"I\'ll Wax Anybody\"Tim DogMoe Love5:05
\"Michel\'le Conversation\" (Skit) 1:22
\"Can\'t Fuck Around\"Tim DogCed-Gee3:43
\"Dog\'s Gonna Getcha\"Tim DogBobby Crawford3:03
\"Goin Wild in the Penile\"Tim DogCed-Gee4:09
\"Get off the Dick\"Tim DogLouis Flores3:11
\"I Ain\'t Havin\' It\" (featuring Kool Keith)Tim DogMoe Love3:34
\"Patriotic Pimp\"Tim DogCed-Gee3:51
\"Secret Fantasies\" (featuring Kool Keith)Tim DogTR Love6:21
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Personnel
Timothy Blair – main artist, producer
Keith Matthew Thornton – featured artist (tracks: 18, 20)
Michael Joseph Tyler – guitar
Jay Davidson – saxophone
Andy \"Funky Drummer\" Kravitz – drums
Cedric Ulmont Miller – producer (tracks: 4, 9, 14, 16, 19)
Trevor Randolph – producer (tracks: 1, 8, 10, 20)
Maurice Russell Smith – producer (tracks: 2, 10, 12, 18)
Bobby Crawford – producer (tracks: 6, 15)
Louis Flores – producer (track 17)
Joseph Mario Nicolo – mixing
Yuval Kossovsky – assistant engineering
Francesca Restrepo – art direction & design
Jesse Frohman – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
position
155
34
4
Year-end charts
95
