Dare Iz a Darkside

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title=allmusic ((( Dare Iz a Darkside > Review )))|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r207143|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=December 2, 2010}}

| rev2 = Q

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1084916/a/Dare+Iz+A+Darkside.htm|title=Redman - Dare Iz a Darkside CD Album|publisher=Muze. CD Universe|accessdate=October 10, 2011}}

| rev3 = RapReviews

| rev3Score = 9/10{{cite web|first=Steve|last='Flash' Juon|title=Redman :: Dare Iz a Darkside :: Def Jam|publisher=RapReviews.com|date=March 5, 2002|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_darkside.html|accessdate=December 2, 2010}}

| rev4 = The Source

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev5 = Vibe

| rev5Score = (favorable)

}}

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic gave the album a mixed review, remarking that producer Erick Sermon, who plays a large role in the production of the album, "isn't up to his usual standards here." Birchmeier also noted Redman's eccentric personality on Darkside in particular may have alienated fans of his earlier work with EPMD. Though when checking the production credits, Erick Sermon is only listed as an executive producer. He was executive producer for 5 of the albums' 16 actual tracks, not including skits. In reality, it was Reggie Noble who handled lead production of the album. The Source gave it 4 stars. It is considered a cult classic by a section of Redman's fans who believed the album showed Redman at his most cynical and hardcore.

Dare Iz a Darkside debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 83,000 copies,https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/12/03/kenny-g-puts-yule-atop-charts/ becoming his first number one on the chart. On January 27, 1995, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=redman&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=RIAA Certifications - Redman|accessdate=March 1, 2020}} As of October 2009, the album has 587,000 copies in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2009/10/xxl-scans-def-jams-entire-discography-record-sales/|title=XXL SCANS: DEF JAM'S ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY & RECORD SALES|date=October 18, 2009|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Dr. Trevis

| writer1 = Reggie Noble

| extra1 = Redman

| length1 = 1:37

| title2 = Bobyahed2dis

| writer2 = {{hlist|Noble|Dana Stinson|J. Stewart|George Clinton Jr.|Garry Marshall Shider|David Lee Spradley}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Redman|Rockwilder}}

| length2 = 3:24

| title3 = Journey Throo da Darkside

| writer3 = {{hlist|Noble|Erick Sermon|Norman Whitfield}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Redman|Erick Sermon ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length3 = 2:26

| title4 = Da Journee

| writer4 = Noble

| extra4 = Redman

| length4 = 2:12

| title5 = A Million and 1 Buddah Spots

| writer5 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Erick Sermon|Redman ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length5 = 3:23

| title6 = Noorotic

| writer6 = {{hlist|Noble|Stinson}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Rockwilder|Redman ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length6 = 3:32

| title7 = Boodah Session

| writer7 = Noble

| extra7 = Redman

| length7 = 0:31

| title8 = Cosmic Slop

| note8 = featuring Erick Sermon and Keith Murray

| writer8 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|Keith Murray}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Redman|Erick Sermon ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length8 = 2:56

| title9 = Rockafella (R.I.P.)

| writer9 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon}}

| extra9 = Redman

| length9 = 0:25

| title10 = Rockafella

| writer10 = {{hlist|Noble|Leon Haywood|Clinton Jr.|Bernard George Worrell|William Collins}}

| extra10 = Redman

| length10 = 4:44

| title11 = Green Island

| writer11 = {{hlist|Noble|Robert Alexander Anderson|A. Stillman}}

| extra11 = Redman

| length11 = 5:42

| title12 = Basically

| writer12 = Noble

| extra12 = Redman

| length12 = 2:03

| title13 = Can't Wait

| writer13 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|Rick James|Antonio Hardy}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Erick Sermon|Redman ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length13 = 4:13

| title14 = Winicumuhround

| writer14 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|Clinton Jr.|Shider|Spradley}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Erick Sermon|Redman ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length14 = 4:28

| title15 = Wuditlooklike

| writer15 = Noble

| extra15 = Redman

| length15 = 4:09

| title16 = Slide and Rock On

| writer16 = {{hlist|Noble|Vaughan Mason|Robert Telson|Clinton Jr.|Shider|Spradley}}

| extra16 = Redman

| length16 = 3:54

| title17 = Sooperman Luva II

| writer17 = {{hlist|Noble|John Watson|Reynaldo Rey|Timothy Gatling|Alton Stewart}}

| extra17 = Redman

| length17 = 4:50

| title18 = We Run N.Y.

| note18 = featuring Hurricane G

| writer18 = {{hlist|Noble|Gloria Rodríguez|Lawrence Parker|Rodney LeMay|Alan Lomax|Eric Burdon|Bryan Chandler}}

| extra18 = Redman

| length18 = 4:13

| title19 = Dr. Trevis (Signs Off)

| writer19 = Noble

| extra19 = Redman

| length19 = 1:39

| title20 = Tonight's da Nite (Remix)

| note20 =

| writer20 = Noble

| extra20 = Redman

| length20 = 3:51

| total_length = 1:04:03

}}The cassette version is tinted red.

Information taken from Allmusic.{{cite web|last=|first=|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r207143|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Dare Iz a Darkside > Credits )))|format=|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=December 2, 2010}}

• Engineering – Mike Bona, Bob Fudjinski, Dave Greenberg, Bob Morse
• Executive Production – Erick Sermon
• Mastering – Tony Dawsey
• Mixing – Bob Fudjinski, Dave Greenberg, Bob Morse
• Narration – Jeff Stewart
• Performing – Hurricane G, Keith Murray, Erick Sermon
• Photography – Danny Clinch
• Production – Reggie Noble, Erick Sermon
• Sequencing – Reggie Noble, Jeff Trotter
• Vocals – Reggie Noble, Erick Sermon

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• List of number-one R&B albums of 1994 (U.S.)

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