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| As Nasty as They Wanna Be | ||||
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| Released | February 7, 1989[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
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| Length | 79:30 | |||
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| Producer | 2 Live Crew | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Robert Christgau | C[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
As Nasty as They Wanna Be is the third album by Miami bass group 2 Live Crew. It was released on February 7, 1989, and became the group's largest seller, being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. In 1990, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled that the album was legally obscene;[5] this ruling was later overturned by the Eleventh Circuit.[6] It is the first album in history to be deemed legally obscene.[7]
It would also be the final album to be released under the Skyywalker Records label. Following a successful lawsuit against Luther Campbell and Skyywalker Records by Star Wars creator and director George Lucas, the company was forced to change its name to Luke Records.
The album is broken down track-by-track by Luke and Mr. Mixx in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.[8]
In 2010, the album cover and imagery of the record were used in the music video of the song "The Rabbit" by Swedish band Miike Snow.
- ^ Billy Johnson, Jr. (February 7, 2014). "7 Ways the World Went Crazy With 'As Nasty As They Wanna Be'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ^ Jeffries, David (September 16, 2018). "As Nasty as They Wanna Be- 01-Live Crew". AllMusic. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "2 Live Crew Reviews". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "2 Live Crew". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 829-30. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Skyywalker Records, Inc. v. Navarro, 739 F.Supp. 578 (S.D. Fla. 1990).
- ^ Luke Records, Inc. v. Navarro, 960 F.2d 134 (11th Cir. 1992).
- ^ Deflem, Mathieu. 2020. "Popular Culture and Social Control: The Moral Panic on Music Labeling." American Journal of Criminal Justice 45(1):2-24 (First published online July 24, 2019).
- ^ Coleman, Brian, 2007, Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies, Villard/Random House.