Silent Assassin

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This article is about the Sly and Robbie album. For the 2002 video game, see Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.
Silent Assassin
File:Silent Assassin.jpg
Studio album by
Sly and Robbie
Released1989
GenreReggae, hip hop
LabelIsland
ProducerKRS-One
Sly and Robbie chronology
The Summit
(1988) 		Silent Assassin
(1989) 		Two Rhythms Clash
(1989)

Silent Assassin is a studio album by the Jamaican musicians Sly and Robbie, released in 1989 via Island Records.[1][2]

Production

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The album was produced by KRS-One, at the suggestion of Island; it was KRS's desire to make a "commercial" rap album.[3][4][5] Queen Latifah and Young M.C., among others, make guest appearances on Silent Assassin.[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[7]
AudioB[8]
Chicago TribuneStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[9]
Robert ChristgauB+[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[11]
Houston ChronicleStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[12]
Ottawa CitizenStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[13]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[14]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[15]
St. Petersburg TimesStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[16]

The Washington Post wrote that "the rhythm grooves on Silent Assassin are deeper, sexier and more melodic than those on almost any other rap record."[6] The Globe and Mail deemed the album "a tough, articulate, rhythmically powerful blend of modern reggae and rap and hip hop."[17] The St. Petersburg Times considered "Dance Hall" "arguably the best rap track of 1989."[16] The State called the album "a powerful melding of reggae, funk and hip hop, and thanks to contributions from rap stars ... it's credible as well as accessible."[18]

Trouser Press called it "an ambitious undertaking," writing that "Latifah rules the mic on 'Woman for the Job'."[5] The Spin Alternative Record Guide thought that it "was scrupulously intelligent and involving, yet it was an '80s-style consolidation instead of a true fusion or '90s-style deconstruction."[15]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Rebel"3:46
2."Adventures of a Bullet"3:50
3."Woman for the Job"4:07
4."Man on a Mission"3:30
5."Steppin'"3:08
6."Under Arrest"5:00
7."No One Can Top This Boy"3:35
8."Dance Hall"6:49
9."Party Together"5:22
10."Living a Lie"4:39
11."Come Again"2:40
12."Letters to the President"4:27
13."Ride the Riddim"4:28
14."It's Me"3:25

Personnel

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References

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