The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are

The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 25, 1986
Recorded1985–1986
Studio
Genre
Length32:55
LabelLuke Records
Producer
2 Live Crew chronology
The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are
(1986)
Move Somethin'
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are is the debut studio album by American hip-hop group the 2 Live Crew. It was released in 1986 on Luke Records to a great deal of controversy and promptly was certified gold by the RIAA. It includes the hits "We Want Some Pussy", "Throw the 'D'", and "Cuttin' It Up". In Florida, it was deemed obscene, and one store clerk was charged with felony "corruption of a minor" for selling it to a 14-year-old girl. The clerk was later acquitted.

The following year, the album reached number 24 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 128 on the Billboard 200.