Act a Fool (album)

Act a Fool
Studio album by King Tee
Released	November 15, 1988
Genre	West Coast hip hop
Length	42:38
Label	Capitol
Producer	DJ Pooh King Tee
King Tee chronology
Act a Fool (1988) At Your Own Risk (1990)At Your Own Risk1990

Act a Fool is the debut album by West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. It is considered to be one of his better albums. Its success can be attributed to its production which is handled by DJ Pooh and King Tee himself, or the lack of guest appearances. King Tee is the only vocalist on the entire album—aside from Breeze and Mixmaster Spade on "Just Clowning--and his rhymes are described as "[d]efiant, angry, confrontational, and bemused" by Ron Wynn of Allmusic. Act a Fool reached Billboard 200 chart position (#125). Its title track reached #29 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, and "Bass", which is remixed on this album, reached #19 on the same chart.

Five of the eleven tracks on King Tee's debut album were later included on his greatest hits album, Ruff Rhymes: Greatest Hits Collection, in 1998.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)	Length
1	"Act a Fool"	DJ Pooh	King Tee	4:16
2	"Ko Rock Stuff"	DJ Pooh	King Tee	3:50
3	"The Coolest"	DJ Pooh	King Tee	5:17
4	"Flirt"	DJ Pooh	King Tee	3:47
5	"Baggin' on Moms"	King Tee	King Tee	2:04
6	"Bass (Remix)"	DJ Pooh	King Tee	4:41
7	"Let's Dance"	DJ Pooh	King Tee	3:29
8	"Guitar Playin'"	DJ Pooh, King Tee	King Tee	5:20
9	"Payback's a Mutha"	DJ Pooh	King Tee	4:32
10	"Just Clowning"	DJ Pooh	Breeze, King Tee, Mixmaster Spade	4:40
11	"I Got a Cold"	King Tee	King Tee	0:42

Samples

Act a Fool

• "Give the Baby Anything the Baby Wants" by Joe Tex
• "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
• "Lover Jones" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
• "The Back Down" by Richard Pryor
• "New Year's Eve" by Richard Pryor

Ko Rock Stuff

• "Cardova" by The Meters

The Coolest

• "Cissy Strut" by The Meters

Flirt

• "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim
• "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim
• "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow
• "Dazz" by Brick
• "Flirt" by Cameo

Bass (Remix)

• "Get Up To Get Down" by Brass Construction

Guitar Playin'

• "You're a Customer" by EPMD
• "Slippin' Into Darkness War (band)

Payback's a Mutha

• "The Payback (Intro)" by James Brown
• "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
• "Slippin' Into Darkness" by War

Just Clowning

• "Aquaboogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament
• "Da' Butt" by Experience Unlimited

Album singles

Single cover	Single information
	"Paybacks a Mutha" Released: 1987 B-side: "Special Thanx"
	"The Coolest" Released: 1987 B-side: "Ya Better Bring A Gun"
	"Act A Fool" Released: 1989 B-side: "Can This Be Real?"

Chart positions

Album

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	link

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Billboard 200	125
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	35

Singles

Year	Song	Hot Rap Singles
1989	"Act a Fool"	26
1989	"Bass"	19