Looks Like a Job For...

Looks Like a Job For...
Looks Like a Job For...
Studio album by Big Daddy Kane
Released	May 25, 1993
Recorded	1992–1993
Genre	Hip hop
Length	49:05
Label	Cold Chillin’; Warner Bros.;
Producer	Big Daddy Kane; Trackmasters; DJ Clash; Robert Brown; Easy Mo Bee; Cool V; Large Professor; Mister Cee; Spark Boogie;
Big Daddy Kane chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]
The Source	^[4]

Looks Like a Job For... is the fifth album by emcee Big Daddy Kane, released in 1993 on Cold Chillin' Records.

After the commercial failure of his 1991 album Prince of Darkness, Kane was able to reclaim his past status, with an album considered a return to his prior greatness. Unlike previous albums, Kane involved a large number of outside producers for the project including future production stars the Trackmasters, Easy Mo Bee, and Large Professor.

Looks Like a Job For... featured Kane's first Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Very Special," as well as the underground hip-hop hit "How U Get a Record Deal?" and a remix of the track "’Nuff Respect," which was originally from the soundtrack of the film Juice.

Album guests include Kane's brother Little Daddy Shane, Kane's backup dancers Scoob & Scrap Lover, and Spinderella of Salt-N-Pepa.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Looks Like a Job for..."	Trackmasters	3:56
2.	"How U Get a Record Deal?"	Trackmasters	3:56
3.	"Chocolate City" (featuring Mister Cee, Scoob Lover, Scrap Lover and Lil Daddy Shane)	Trackmasters DJ Clash Robert Brown	3:01
4.	"Prelude"	Big Daddy Kane	0:55
5.	"The Beef Is On"	Big Daddy Kane	3:23
6.	"Stop Shammin'"	Easy Mo Bee	3:56
7.	"Brother Man, Brother Man" (featuring Lil Daddy Shane)	Cool V	3:06
8.	"Rest In Peace"	Easy Mo Bee	4:15
9.	"Very Special" (featuring Spinderella, Laree Williams and Karen Anderson)	Big Daddy Kane	5:03
10.	"Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap" (featuring Scoob Lover and Scrap Lover)	Easy Mo Bee	4:24
11.	"Niggaz Never Learn"	Large Professor	3:06
12.	"Give It to Me"	Mister Cee Spark Boogie	3:38
13.	"'Nuff Respect" (Remix)	Easy Mo Bee (original produced by Hank Shocklee, Gary G-Wiz)	3:15
14.	"Finale"	Big Daddy Kane	3:10

Album singles

Single information
"How U Get a Record Deal?" Released: April 15, 1993 B-Side: "Here Comes Kane, Scoob and Scrap"
"Very Special" Released: August 26, 1993 B-Side: "Stop Shammin'"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	52
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)^[7]	97

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B Singles	Hot Rap Singles	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	Rhythmic Top 40
1993	"How U Get a Record Deal?"	-	86	7	22	-
1993	"Very Special"	31	23	9	24	6

References

^ Bush, John. Looks Like a Job For... at AllMusic
^ Bernard, James (May 28, 1993). "Looks Like a Job For... Review". Entertainment Weekly. No. 172. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition - Nathan Brackett - Google Boeken. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
^ Oh, Minya "Shortie" (July 1993). "Record Report: Big Daddy Kane – Looks Like A Job For...". The Source. No. 46. New York. pp. 68–69.
^ "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
^ "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
^ "1993 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-28. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

[1] Bush, John. Looks Like a Job For... at AllMusic

[2] Bernard, James (May 28, 1993). "Looks Like a Job For... Review". Entertainment Weekly. No. 172. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.

[3] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition - Nathan Brackett - Google Boeken. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved August 20, 2012.

[4] Oh, Minya "Shortie" (July 1993). "Record Report: Big Daddy Kane – Looks Like A Job For...". The Source. No. 46. New York. pp. 68–69.

[ac_Billboard200_Big_Daddy_Kane-5] "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Big_Daddy_Kane-6] "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

[7] "1993 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-28. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

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Big Daddy Kane
Albums	Long Live the Kane It's a Big Daddy Thing Taste of Chocolate Prince of Darkness Daddy's Home Veteranz Day
Singles	"Ain't No Half-Steppin'" "Smooth Operator" "Show & Prove" "Groove with It" "The Lover in You" "How U Get a Record Deal?" "Very Special" "The Symphony"
Related articles	Discography Juice Crew Cold Chillin' Records