Bad as I Wanna B

1996 studio album by MC Lyte

Bad as I Wanna B

Studio album by

MC Lyte

Released

August 27, 1996 (1996-08-27)

Recorded

1995-1996

Genre

Hip hop

Length

39:54

Label

East West America/Elektra Records
61781

Producer

Jermaine Dupri, Rashad Smith, Carl-So-Lowe, R. Kelly, Goldenboy (K-Cut), Darrell "Delite" Allamby

MC Lyte chronology

Ain't No Other
(1993)

Bad as I Wanna B
(1996)

Badder Than B-Fore
(1997)

Singles from Bad As I Wanna B

"Keep On Keepin' On"
Released: March 13, 1996
"Everyday"
Released: September 1996
"Cold Rock a Party"
Released: November 12, 1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Cash Box	(favorable)^[2]
Robert Christgau	^[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]

Bad as I Wanna B is the fifth album released by American rapper MC Lyte.^[6] It was released on August 27, 1996, for EastWest Records and was produced by Jermaine Dupri, Rashad Smith, Carl-So-Lowe, R. Kelly, Goldenboy (K-Cut), MC Lyte and Nat Robinson.

Bad as I Wanna B peaked at No. 59 on the Billboard 200, the MC Lyte's highest position on this chart, and No. 11 on the Top R&B Albums chart. In Germany, the album reached No. 95 on the Offizielle Top 100, becoming MC Lyte's first studio album to chart outside of the United States.

The album featured two charting singles, "Keep On, Keepin' On," which reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 27 on the UK Singles Chart, and "Cold Rock a Party," which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart. Both singles were certified Gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

"Keep On, Keepin' On"- 4:32 (Featuring Xscape)
"Have U Ever"- 3:33
"Everyday"- 3:45
"Cold Rock a Party"- 4:17
"TRG (The Rap Game)"- 4:03
"One on One"- 3:46
"Zodiac"- 2:45
"Druglord Superstar"- 4:02
"Keep on Keepin' On" (Remix)- 4:57
"Two Seater"- 4:09

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	95
US Billboard 200^[8]	59
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	11

References

^ "Bad as I Wanna B - MC Lyte | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
^ Miro, Peter (September 14, 1996). "Urban" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 11. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: MC Lyte". www.robertchristgau.com.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (January 9, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
^ Harris, Keith (2004). "MC Lyte". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 526. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ McCann, Bob (December 21, 2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 9780786458042 – via Google Books.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – MC Lyte – Bad as I Wanna B" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
^ "MC Lyte Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "MC Lyte Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.