Vagina Diner

Vagina Diner
Studio album by
Akinyele
Released1993
StudioPower Play Studios, New York City, New York
GenreHip hop, dirty rap
Length41:27
LabelInterscope • Atlantic
ProducerLarge Professor[1]
Akinyele chronology
Vagina Diner
(1993) 		Put It in Your Mouth
(1996)

Vagina Diner is the debut studio album by American rapper Akinyele, released on Interscope Records in 1993.[2][3] The album's single was "Ak Ha Ha! Ak Hoo Hoo?"[4] The album did not receive much promotional backing from Interscope, but did manage to become a hit on college radio.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide[7]
RapReviews8.5/10[8]
The Source[9]

In a retrospective review, Spin wrote that Akinyele is "a gritty, X-rated joker with a uniquely bipolar flow—his set-ups are nimble wordplay, his punchlines are delivered in a low Oscar the Grouch croak."[10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Worldwide"4:01
2."Outta State"4:25
3."Ak Ha Ha! Ak Hoo Hoo?"2:50
4."Dear Diary"3:04
5."Bags Packed"3:36
6."The Bomb"4:45
7."Beat"0:26
8."Checkmate"4:28
9."I Luh Hur"2:42
10."You Know My Style"0:20
11."Exercise"3:22
12."No Exit"3:54
13."30 Days"3:34

Personnel

  • Akinyele – vocals
  • Large Professor – production
  • Rob Swift – scratches
  • Matt Noble – engineering
  • Anton Pushansky – engineering
  • Rob Sutton – engineering
  • Dino Zervous – engineering
  • Tar – photography
  • The Pizz – illustration
  • Kimberly Holt – art direction, design

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 83

References

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 89.
  2. ^ "Akinyele | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Bynoe, Yvonne (2006). Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip-Hop Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 36. September 4, 1993. p. 20.
  5. ^ Brennan, Timothy (2008). Secular Devotion : Afro-Latin Music and Imperial Jazz. Verso. p. 140.
  6. ^ "Vagina Diner Akinyele". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  7. ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 9.
  8. ^ Doggett, Tom (October 4, 2005). "Akinyele Vagina Diner". RapReviews. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  9. ^ Kendall, Robert "Da Ghetto Communicator" (September 1993). "Akinyele: Vagina Diner". Record Report. The Source. No. 48. p. 82.
  10. ^ "'Til Infinity: The 50 Best Rap Albums From 1993, Hip-Hop's Other Greatest Year". Spin. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "Akinyele - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
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