Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz is the second and final album by rap group, Young Black Teenagers

Young Black Teenagers

Young Black Teenagers was an early 1990s American rap group consisting of Kamron, First Born, Anthony DelCioppo, Tommy Never, and DJ Skribble. Despite their name, none of the group was black...

. The album was released in 1993 for MCA Records

MCA Records

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 and featured production by legendary producers, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee

Keith Shocklee

Keith Matthew Boxley , better known as Keith Shocklee or Wizard K-Jee, is an American hip hop producer and DJ. He was an original member of Public Enemy and The Bomb Squad...

, Grandmaster Flash

Grandmaster Flash

Joseph Saddler better known as King Grandmaster Flash, is an American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing....

 and Terminator X. The album also featured the group's hit single, "Tap the Bottle

Tap the Bottle

"Tap the Bottle" is the first single released from the Young Black Teenagers' second album, Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz. It was released on November 24, 1992, written by group members Firstborn and Kamron and was produced by Terminator X and the groups DJ, DJ Skribble...

", which made it to #6 on the Hot Rap Singles and "Roll With the Flavor", which made it to #22 on the Hot Rap Singles. The group went on to produce a third album that was never released due to a conflict of interest with Hank Shocklee and their management. They would disband two years later.

Track listing

1. "In the House"- :32
2. "Tap the Bottle"- 4:00
3. "Roll With the Flavor- 3:26
4. "Sweatin' Me"- 4:16
5. "Plead the Fifth"- 2:44
6. "Soul Wide Open"- 4:41
7. "Blowin' up the Spot"- 4:03
8. "Y.B. Teenagers"- 4:10
9. "On the DL (Down Low)"- 3:59
10. "Outta My Head"- 3:14
11. "Back For Your Head"- :47
12. "First True Love Affair"- 3:37
13. "Time to Make the Dough Nutz"- 3:51
14. "Looney Tunez"- 4:08 [Bonus Track]

Samples

• "Tap the Bottle"
  • "Tramp" by Lowell Fulsom
  • "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding
    Otis Redding
    Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...
    
    
• "Sweatin' Me"
  • "Tropical" by African Music Machine
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  • "Hard Times" by Baby Huey
    Baby Huey
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  • "Different Stokes" by Syl Johnson
    Syl Johnson
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• "First True Love Affair"
  • "First True Love Affair" by Jimmy Ross
    Jimmy Ross
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• "Looney Tunez"
  • "Watermelon Man" by Herbie Hancock
    Herbie Hancock
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• "Blowin' Up The Spot"
  • "La Di Da Li Di Day" by The J.B.'s
    The J.B.'s
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  • "E.V.A." by Jean-Jacques Perrey
    Jean-Jacques Perrey
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• "Soul Wide Open"
  • "Sister Sanctified" by Stanley Turrentine
    Stanley Turrentine
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  • "Monkey Man" by Rolling Stones
• "Roll With the Flavor"
  • "Long Red" by Mountain
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  • "Cool & Funky" by Ronnie Jordan

Personnel

• Vic Anesini – Mastering
• Ata – Lyricist
• John Bradley – Engineer, Mixing
• Rob Caprio – Engineer
• Sha Sha Devitt – Vocals (bckgr)
• DJ Skribble – Scratching
• First Born – Lyricist
• Chris Flam – Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• Flex – Lyricist
• Bob Fudjinski – Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• Gary G-Wiz – Composer, Producer
• Grandmaster Flash – Composer, Producer
• Allen Gregorie – Engineer, Mixing
• Herbie Hancock – Synthesizer
• Kameron – Composer, Lyricist, Producer
• Knowledgeable Child – Lyricist
• Hoover Le – Mixing Assistant
• Gregg Mann – Engineer, Mixing
• Vladimir Meller – Mastering
• Nick Sansano – Engineer, Mixing
• Paul Shabazz – Composer, Producer
• Hank Shocklee – Producer, Executive Producer
• Keith Shocklee – Composer, Producer
• Shorty – Lyricist
• Terminator X – Composer, Producer
• Cesar Vera – Photography
• Kerwin Young – Composer, Lyricist, Producer