F.U. Don't Take It Personal

F.U. Don't Take It Personal is the debut studio album from American hip hop group Fu-Schnickens, released February 25, 1992 on Jive Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Battery Studios in New York, New York.

F.U. Don't Take It Personal
Studio album by Fu-Schnickens
Released	February 25, 1992
Recorded	1991 Battery Studios (New York, New York)
Genre	Hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Alternative hip hop
Length	43:12
Label	Jive
Producer	A Tribe Called Quest, Fu-Schnickens, Lyvio G.
Fu-Schnickens chronology
F.U. Don't Take It Personal (1992) Nervous Breakdown (1994)
Singles from F.U. Don't Take It Personal
"Ring the Alarm" Released: November 4, 1991 "La Schmoove" Released: April 24, 1992 "True Fuschnick" Released: August 14, 1992

The album peaked at number sixty-four on the Billboard 200 chart. By late 1992, it was certified gold by the RIAA, for shipping 500,000 copies in the United States.

Background

The album was recorded at Battery Studios in New York, New York.[1]

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Village Voice	A–[3]

F.U. Don't Take It Personal peaked at sixty-four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the thirteenth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[4] The album was certified gold in 1992.[5]

In The Village Voice, Robert Christgau praised Fu-Schnickens' ideas and illusory rhymes, calling the group "rappers whose visions of fun, agape, and aural conquest remain open-ended, playful, and, face it, silly".[3] Stanton Swihart at Allmusic wrote in retrospect that "although their fashion sense (kung fu outfits on the cover) and taste in influences may have initially painted them as a novelty, their approach to music was straight serious on this debut album, and it shows."[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"True Fuschnick"	A Tribe Called Quest	4:07
2.	"Movie Scene"	Fu-Schnickens	4:01
3.	"Ring the Alarm"	Lyvio G.	3:50
4.	"Back Off"	Fu-Schnickens, Lyvio G.	4:14
5.	"Heavenly Father"	A Tribe Called Quest	4:37
6.	"La Schmoove" (feat. Phife Dawg)	A Tribe Called Quest	4:58
7.	"Props"	Fu-Schnickens	5:36
8.	"Generals"	Lyvio G.	3:44
9.	"Check It Out" (feat. Dres)	Dres	4:54
10.	"Bebo"	Fu-Schnickens, Lyvio G.	3:11

Chart history

Album

Chart (1992)[4]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	64
U.S. Heatseekers	1
U.S. R&B Albums	13

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[6]
		U.S. Dance Music/Club Play Singles	U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	U.S. Hot Rap Singles
1992	"Ring the Alarm"	—	—	—	6
	"La Schmoove"	—	36	30	3
	"True Fuschnick"	14	45	97	18

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[7]

• assistant engineering – Charlie Allen, Pete Christensen, Eric Gast, Gerard Julien, Tim Latham
• engineering – Barbera Aimes, Anthony Saunders
• mixing – Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Bob Power, Chris Trevett
• production – A Tribe Called Quest, Fu-Schnickens, Lyvio G.
• vocals (background) – Debbie Lewis Aimes, Kia Jeffries, Hirami Kuroimo, Sally Ries

Notes

1. Credits as per liner notes for the F.U. Don't Take It Personal album
2. "allmusic ((( F.U. Don't Take It Personal > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
3. Christgau, Robert (July 28, 1992). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
4. "allmusic ((( F.U. Don't Take It Personal > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
5. "American album certifications – Fu-Schnickens – Take It Personally". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
6. "allmusic ((( F.U. Don't Take It Personal > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
7. "allmusic ((( F.U. Don't Take It Personal > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-11.

External links

• F.U. Don't Take It Personal at AllMusic
• F.U. Don't Take It Personal at Discogs