Poly Sci
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{{Infobox album
| name = Poly Sci
| type = Studio
| artist = John Forté
| cover = Poly Sci.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1998|6|23}}
| recorded = 1997–98
| studio = {{hlist|Booga Basement Studio (East Orange, NJ)|Chung King Studios (New York, NY)|Joe's Room (Conshohocken, PA)|The Hit Factory (New York, NY)|Mayfair Studios (London, UK)|The Crib (New York, NY)}}
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=55|s=9}}
| label = {{hlist|Ruffhouse|Columbia}}
| producer = {{hlist|John Forté|Minnesota|Pras|Salaam Remi|Warren Riker|Wyclef Jean}}
| next_title = I, John
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Poly Sci
| type = studio
| single1 = Ninety Nine (Flash The Message)
| single1date = May 12, 1998
}}
}}
Poly Sci is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop musician John Forté. It was released on June 23, 1998, on Ruffhouse Records. The recording sessions took place at Booga Basement Studio in East Orange, at Chung King Studios, at The Hit Factory and at The Crib in New York, at Joe's Room in Conshohocken, and at Mayfair Studios in London. The production was primarily handled by Forté, as well as Minnesota, Pras, Salaam Remi, Warren Riker and Wyclef Jean.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|last=Cummings-Yeates|first=Rosalind|date=|title=Poly Sci John Forté|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/poly-sci-mw0000597971|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 18, 2020|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}
| rev2 = Robert Christgau
| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm2}}{{Cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=|title=John Forté|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=JOHN+FORTE|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 18, 2020|website=Robert Christgau}}
| rev3 = Tom Hull
| rev4 = Los Angeles Times
| rev4score = {{rating|2.5|4}}{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Soren |title=Pop Music: In Brief |work=Los Angeles Times |date=21 June 1998 |department=Calendar |page=59}}
}}
The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Forte excels with light-hearted subject matter and instrumentation." Rolling Stone concluded that "Forte displays a surer footing writing lyrics than he does on actual rapping; his vocal style flips between JayZ-ish Brooklynisms and the cool-pose sneers of Nas."{{cite magazine |last1=Poulson-Bryant |first1=Scott |title=Poly Sci |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=Jul 23, 1998 |issue=790/791 |pages=132–133}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Hot
| note1 = Intro
| writer1 = John E. Forté
| extra1 = John Forté
| length1 = 2:26
| title2 = They Got Me
| note2 = featuring Fat Joe and Destruct
| writer2 = {{hlist|Forté|Joseph Cartagena|D. Phillips|Fernando Da Cruz}}
| extra2 = John Forté
| length2 = 4:51
| title3 = Ninety Nine (Flash the Message)
| writer3 = {{hlist|Forté|Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen|Carlo Karges}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Wyclef Jean|Pras|Jerry Duplessis ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length3 = 3:44
| title4 = God Is Love God Is War
| writer4 = Forté
| extra4 = John Forté
| length4 = 4:34
| title5 = We Got This
| note5 = featuring DMX
| writer5 = {{hlist|Forté|Earl Simmons|T. Jones}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|John Forté|Warren Riker}}
| length5 = 3:40
| title6 = P.B.E. (Powerful, Beautiful, Excellent)
| writer6 = Forté
| extra6 = John Forté
| length6 = 4:09
| title7 = The Right One/Father to Son (Interlude)
| note7 = featuring Pras
| writer7 = {{hlist|Forté|Samuel Michel|William Robinson, Jr.|Marvin Tarplin}}
| extra7 = John Forté
| length7 = 4:30
| title8 = Madina Passage
| note8 = featuring Baracus, Casino Red, El Harim and St. Nikolas
| writer8 = {{hlist|Forté|T. Jones|J. Williford|A. Footman|C. Michell|Jeni Fujita}}
| extra8 = John Forté
| length8 = 4:20
| title9 = All You Gotta Do
| writer9 = {{hlist|Forté|Ray Stewart}}
| extra9 = Minnesota
| length9 = 4:04
| title10 = All Fucked Up
| writer10 = Forté
| extra10 = John Forté
| length10 = 3:02
| title11 = Poly Sci
| writer11 = {{hlist|Forté|T. Jones}}
| extra11 = John Forté
| length11 = 5:22
| title12 = Born to Win/Riddle of Steel (Interlude)
| writer12 = {{hlist|Forté|Salaam Remi}}
| extra12 = Salaam Remi
| length12 = 4:24
| title13 = Flash the Message
| writer13 = Forté
| extra13 = John Forté
| length13 = 3:41
| title14 = Hot
| note14 = Outro
| writer14 = Forté
| extra14 = John Forté
| length14 = 2:22
| total_length = 55:09
}}
;Sample credits
- Track 2 contains elements from "Petit Pays" written by Fernando Da Cruz and performed by Cesária Évora
- Track 3 contains elements from "Mash It Up" written by Joseph Williams & Lawrence Parker and performed by Just-Ice and resung elements from "99 Luftballons" written by Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen & Carlo Karges and performed by Nena
- Track 7 contains elements from "Cruisin'" written by William Robinson & Marvin Tarplin and performed by Smokey Robinson
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1998)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|84|artist=John Forte|accessdate=November 18, 2020|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|28|artist=John Forte|accessdate=November 18, 2020|rowheader=true}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|144255|John Forté – Poly Sci}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Ruffhouse Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Salaam Remi