"Cappucino" | ||||
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Single by MC Lyte | ||||
from the album Eyes on This | ||||
B-side | "Not Wit' A Dealer" (Chuck D & Terminator X Remix) | |||
Released | August 2, 1990[1] | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Studio | Marley Marl's House of Hits | |||
Venue | New York, NY | |||
Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
Length | 5:24 | |||
Label | First Priority, Atlantic Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lana Moorer, Marlon Williams[2] | |||
Producer(s) | Marley Marl (original LP version), Ivan 'Doc' Rodriguez (single remix) | |||
MC Lyte singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Cappucino" on YouTube |
Cappucino is the third and final single from MC Lyte's album Eyes on This. It was published on August 2, 1990.[1] In its single version it is a remix by Ivan "Doc" Rodríguez of the original version of the album produced by Marley Marl.[3]
In this song MC Lyte seeks to warn about violence around drugs and addictions.[4][5] In October 1990 it peaked No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles, being her third consecutive single in the top 10 of that chart.[6]
"Cappucino" was listed in the Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (2005) by Bruce Pollock.[7]