Chastened by his court battle over a sample from pop crooner Gilbert O'Sullivan, Biz Markie returned with All Samples Cleared!, a safe record, both legally and artistically.
Sampling conservatively, Markie nevertheless opened with a forceful statement of purpose ("I'm the Biz Markie"), but elsewhere hoped for another hit with the same blend of great storytelling and artless balladeering that had made "Just a Friend" his only Top Ten hit.
"Young Girl Bluez," one of the few outside productions, was a solid return to form, but his reinvention as a disco diva for "Let Me Turn You On" was a step too far.
All Samples Cleared! had a few amusing songs, including "I'm a Ugly Nigga (So What)" and "The Gator (Dance)," as well as an interesting blend of humor with social topic ("Hooker Got a Boyfriend"), but for the most part Biz Markie was keeping his head down, and it showed.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm the Biz MarkieT. Walker | Biz Markie | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | I'm a Ugly Nigga (So What) | Biz Markie | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Young Girl Bluez | Biz Markie | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Family TreeMarcellus Hall | Biz Markie | Play | 02:18 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 5 | Let Me Turn You OnJ. Cohen, S. Hall, Gene McFadden | Biz Markie | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | The Gator (Dance)S. Hall | Biz Markie | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Groovin' | Biz Markie | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Hooker Got a BoyfriendBooker T. Jones | Biz Markie | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | Bad by MyselfJ. Mills, Harvey Scales | Biz Markie | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Funk Is Back | Biz Markie | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Thanks | Biz Markie | Play | 05:21 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 49 mins | 113 MB | |||||
| 49 mins | 265 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton Batts | Mastering |
| 2 | Biz Markie | Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 3 | J. Cohen | Composer |
| 4 | Cool V | Arranger, Engineer, Producer |
| 5 | George DuBose | Art Direction, Design, Photography |
| 6 | Edison Electric Band | Arranger |
| 7 | Eddison Electrik | Mixing |
| 8 | Dee Garner | Coordination |
| 9 | Grand Daddy I.U. | Producer |
| 10 | Marcellus Hall | Composer |
| 11 | S. Hall | Composer |
| 12 | Vincent Henry | Saxophone |
| 13 | Booker T. Jones | Composer |
| 14 | Large Professor | Arranger, Drum Programming |
| 15 | Dorian Lipman | Stylist |
| 16 | Gene McFadden | Composer |
| 17 | Benny Medina | Executive Producer |
| 18 | J. Mills | Composer |
| 19 | Everett Ramos | Engineer, Producer |
| 20 | Todd Ray | Producer |
| 21 | Salaam Remi | Arranger, Mixing, Producer |
| 22 | Harvey Scales | Composer |
| 23 | Marcia Sloane | Construction, Set Construction, Set Design |
| 24 | Joe Trump | Construction, Design, Set Construction, Set Design |
| 25 | Dirk Vandenberk | Assistant Photographer |
| 26 | T. Walker | Composer |
| 27 | Frankford Wayne | Mastering |
| 28 | Maurice Wilcher | Arranger |
| 29 | Tyrone Williams | Executive Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |