Ear to the Street

Ear to the Street
Studio album by The Conscious Daughters
Released	November 30, 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	Hip-Hop
Label	Scarface Records, Priority Records
Producer	Paris
The Conscious Daughters chronology
Ear to the Street' (1993) Gamers (1996)

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Ear to the Street is the debut album released by hip hop duo The Conscious Daughters. It was released on November 30, 1993 for Scarface Records, distributed by Priority Records and produced by rapper Paris. Ear to the Street was a success on the billboard charts, it made it to 126 on the Billboard 200, 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and 7 on the Top Heatseekers. Also two singles made it to the Billboard charts, "Somethin' To Ride To (Fonky Expedition)" and "We Roll Deep".

Track listing

• All lyrics composed by Karryl Smith and Carla Green
• All music composed by Paris

1. "Princess of Poetry"
2. "Shitty Situation"
3. "TCD In Da Front"
4. "Somethin' To Ride To (Fonky Expedition)"
5. "We Roll Deep"
6. "Showdown"
7. "Wife of A Gangsta"
8. "Dex Dog"
9. "Crazybitchmadness"
10. "Da Mac Flow"
11. "What's A Girl To Do?"

Samples

Princess of Poetry

• "Ashley's Roachclip" by The Soul Searchers

Showdown

• "Rock Creek Park" by The Blackbyrds
• "Hip Hop Hooray" by Naughty by Nature

Sticky Situation

• "I Want You" by Marvin Gaye

We Roll Deep

• "Bridge Through Time" by Lonnie Liston Smith

TCD in Da Front

• "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" by The Jimmy Castor Bunch
• "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk [Pay Attention - B3M]" by Parliament

Something to Ride to (Fonky Expedition)

• "No One's Gonna Love You" by The S.O.S. Band

Personnel

• Paris - producer
• DJ Yon - scratches
• Paris and Eric Valentine - all instruments
• Eric Valentine - recording engineer
• Bernie Grundman - mastering
• Victor Hall - photography
• Todd D. Smith - cover design, layout and graphics