All Samples Cleared!
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{{Infobox album
| name = All Samples Cleared!
| type = studio
| artist = Biz Markie
| cover = All Samples Cleared.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1993|6|22}}
| recorded = November 1992–March 1993
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 54:23
| label = {{hlist|Cold Chillin'|Warner Bros.}}
| producer = {{hlist|Biz Markie|Cool V}}
| prev_title = I Need a Haircut
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Biz's Baddest Beats
| next_year = 1994
}}
{{Music ratings
| noprose = yes
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|last=Bush|first=John|class=album|id=r188751}}
| rev2 = Robert Christgau
| rev2Score = A−{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=August 3, 1993|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv793-93.php|title=Consumer Guide|newspaper=The Village Voice|location=New York|accessdate=July 4, 2013}}
| rev3 = Rolling Stone
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|author=Touré|author-link=Touré (journalist)|date=September 30, 1993|issue=666|title=Biz Markie – All Samples Cleared!|department=Recordings|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/201759/review/5941529/allsamplescleared|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115215911/https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/201759/review/5941529/allsamplescleared|archive-date=January 15, 2009|magazine=Rolling Stone|page=101|access-date=March 8, 2025}}
| rev4 = The Source
| rev4score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Kendall|first=Robert "Da Ghetto Communicator"|date=July 1993|issue=46|title=Biz Markie – All Samples Cleared|department=Record Report|magazine=The Source|pages=65–66|location=New York}}
}}
All Samples Cleared! is the fourth studio album by the American rapper Biz Markie. Produced by Biz Markie and his cousin Cool V, it was released on June 22, 1993, and was Biz Markie's final studio album released by Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. Records. The title references a court battle over a sample Markie used on his 1991 song "Alone Again".
The album peaked at #43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, though the single "Let Me Turn You On" made it to #7 on the Hot Rap Singles. It was Markie's last studio album until 2003's Weekend Warrior.
As of 2025, the album is not available on any streaming services.
Track listing
- "I'm the Biz Markie" – 4:08
- "I'm a Ugly Nigga (So What)" – 4:57
- "Young Girl Bluez" – 4:08
- "Family Tree" – 2:18
- "Let Me Turn You On" – 5:34
- "The Gator (Dance)" – 4:03
- "Groovin'" – 5:18
- "I'm Singin'" – 5:12
- "Hooker Got a Boyfriend" – 4:47
- "Bad by Myself" – 5:07
- "Funk Is Back" – 3:43
- "Thanks" – 5:21
Charts
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{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|43|artist=Biz Markie|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 4, 2017}} |
References
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