Beyond Flavor

Beyond Flavor
Beyond Flavor
Studio album by Original Flavor
Released	February 22, 1994
Recorded	1993
Studio	Power Play Studios (New York)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	46:05
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Ski
Original Flavor chronology
Singles from Beyond Flavor
	"All That"; Released: 1994; "Can I Get Open"; Released: 1994;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
RapReviews	6/10
The Source

Beyond Flavor is the second studio album by American hip-hop group Original Flavor. It was released on February 22, 1994, via Atlantic Records. Recording sessions took place at Power Play Studios in New York. Produced entirely by member Ski, it features contributions from Jay-Z, Damon Dash, DJ Clark Kent, Freshco, Michelle Mitchell and Sauce Money. The album peaked at number 83 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

The group disbanded shortly after this album was released, and Ski went on to work with Roc-A-Fella Records, the music label co-founded by Jay-Z, group manager Damon Dash, and Kareem Burke.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		0:55
2.	"Can I Get Open"	David Willis Antonio Hooker Shawn Carter	3:30
3.	"Beyond Flavor"	Willis Hooker	3:11
4.	"Old School Skit"		0:17
5.	"Whatcha Want"	Willis Hooker	4:37
6.	"Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine"	Willis Hooker	4:35
7.	"Blowin' Up da Spot"	Willis Hooker Don Alias	2:49
8.	"Hit"	Willis Hooker	3:24
9.	"Nigga Code"		3:40
10.	"Many Styles"	Willis Hooker Carter Shawn Conrad	3:40
11.	"All That"	Willis Hooker	4:14
12.	"Shut Up and Manage"		1:02
13.	"Here We Go (Fuck It Up)"	Willis Hooker	3:39
14.	"Keep On (Searching)"	Willis Hooker	3:59
15.	"Shout Outs"		2:33
Total length:			46:05

Sample credits

Track 2 contains sample from "Black Mystery Has Been Revealed" written by Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
Track 4 contains elements from "Cymbaline" by Hubert Laws.
Track 7 contains elements from "Sweetie Pie" by Stone Alliance.
Track 14 contains elements from "Searching" written and performed by Roy Ayers.

Personnel

David "Ski" Willis – vocals, producer
Antonio "T-Strong" Hooker – vocals
DJ Chubby Chub – scratches (tracks: 3, 11)
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter – vocals (tracks: 2, 10)
Todd "Sauce Money" Gaither – vocals (track 8)
Damon Dash – vocals (tracks: 9, 12), executive producer, management
Rodolfo "DJ Clark Kent" Franklin – vocals (track 9), mixing (track 2)
Shawn "Freshco" Conrad – vocals (track 10)
Michelle Mitchell – vocals (track 11)
Phil "Skills" Castello – mixing & engineering (tracks: 1, 4–15)
Russ – mixing & engineering (track 3)
"Commissioner" Gordon Williams – mixing & engineering (track 3)
Carlton Batts – mastering
Richard Nash – executive producer
Timmy Regisford – executive producer
Elizabeth Barrett – art direction
Thomas Bricker – art direction
Michael Lavine – photography

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	85

References

↑ Henderson, Alex. "Beyond Flavor - Original Flavor | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
↑ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 24, 2009). "Original Flavor :: Beyond Flavor :: Atlantic Records". RapReviews. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
↑ Oh, Minya "Shortie" (February 1994). "Original Flavor – Beyond Flavor". Record Report. The Source. No. 53. New York. pp. 72–73.
↑ Bandini (September 11, 2014). "Do Remember: Original Flavor & JAY-Z's Can I Get Open? (Video)". Ambrosia For Heads. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
↑ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 16. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 16, 1994. p. 33. ISSN 0006-2510.

External links

Original Flavor – Beyond Flavor at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Henderson, Alex. "Beyond Flavor - Original Flavor | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

[2] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 24, 2009). "Original Flavor :: Beyond Flavor :: Atlantic Records". RapReviews. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

[3] Oh, Minya "Shortie" (February 1994). "Original Flavor – Beyond Flavor". Record Report. The Source. No. 53. New York. pp. 72–73.

[4] Bandini (September 11, 2014). "Do Remember: Original Flavor & JAY-Z's Can I Get Open? (Video)". Ambrosia For Heads. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

[5] "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 16. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 16, 1994. p. 33. ISSN 0006-2510.