The Adventures of MC Skat Kat and the Stray Mob
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The Adventures of MC Skat Kat and the Stray Mob is a 1991 album from fictional rapper
MC Skat Kat
.
's hugely successful Opposites Attract
video of 1990, which was directed by Michael Patterson
and Candace Reckinger. The Stray Mob consists of Fatz (the short, raspy voiced cat who happens to be the second most heard in the album), Taboo, Micetro, Leo, Katleen, and Silk, the first three of whom also appeared in the Opposites Attract music video. Abdul's only vocal appearance on the album can be heard in the song "On the Prowl." Two music videos featuring Skat Kat were also directed by Patterson and Reckinger, one of which was shown to the public.
— the first of Skat's songs to become a single, completed in the summer of 1991, was meant to be the kickoff of his solo career as a featured artist. The vocal style and length in the music video differed from those from the album version.
Big Time — the second of the Skat Kat solo videos. It was finished in January 1992, but it has not yet been fully released. Much of the animation was done by Eric Goldberg
, who was the lead animator for the Genie in Disney's Aladdin feature film at that time.
named The Adventures of MC Skat Kat and the Stray Mob the "least essential" album of the 1990s, calling it "a product of clueless committee thinking and Milli Vanilli
-style studio hackwork at its most cynical" and concluding that "never has a mass-produced album been demanded by so few."
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
MC Skat Kat
MC Skat Kat
MC Skat Kat is an animated cat who appeared with Paula Abdul in the video for her song "Opposites Attract" in 1989.-History:The idea of Skat Kat came from the Gene Kelly movie Anchors Aweigh, in which Kelly's character dances with Jerry, the mouse from the Tom and Jerry cartoon series...
.
Background
The album came about as the result of Paula AbdulPaula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
's hugely successful Opposites Attract
Opposites Attract
"Opposites Attract" is a song recorded by Paula Abdul, featured on her debut album Forever Your Girl. It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber, who came up with the title after browsing a bookstore. Vocals on the song, in addition to Abdul, were provided by Bruce DeShazer and Marv Gunn, aka...
video of 1990, which was directed by Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson is an experimental film artist, teacher, and a commercial film director specializing in TV spots and music videos. He currently teaches animation at the Division of Animation and Digital Arts at the USC School of Cinematic Arts...
and Candace Reckinger. The Stray Mob consists of Fatz (the short, raspy voiced cat who happens to be the second most heard in the album), Taboo, Micetro, Leo, Katleen, and Silk, the first three of whom also appeared in the Opposites Attract music video. Abdul's only vocal appearance on the album can be heard in the song "On the Prowl." Two music videos featuring Skat Kat were also directed by Patterson and Reckinger, one of which was shown to the public.
Singles
Skat StrutSkat Strut
"Skat Strut" is a single of the fictional rapper MC Skat Kat, released in 1991. It was the first and only single released from The Adventures of MC Skat Kat and the Stray Mob...
— the first of Skat's songs to become a single, completed in the summer of 1991, was meant to be the kickoff of his solo career as a featured artist. The vocal style and length in the music video differed from those from the album version.
Big Time — the second of the Skat Kat solo videos. It was finished in January 1992, but it has not yet been fully released. Much of the animation was done by Eric Goldberg
Eric Goldberg (film director)
Eric Goldberg is an American animator and film director. He is best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He's also well known as the creator of Disney character Genie in Aladdin...
, who was the lead animator for the Genie in Disney's Aladdin feature film at that time.
Reception
In 1999 The A.V. ClubThe A.V. Club
The A.V. Club is an entertainment newspaper and website published by The Onion. Its features include reviews of new films, music, television, books, games and DVDs, as well as interviews and other regular offerings examining both new and classic media and other elements of pop culture. Unlike its...
named The Adventures of MC Skat Kat and the Stray Mob the "least essential" album of the 1990s, calling it "a product of clueless committee thinking and Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli was a pop/dance music project formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1988, visually fronted by Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. The group's debut album achieved international success and earned them a Grammy Award for Best New Artist on Feb. 21, 1990. Milli Vanilli became one of the most...
-style studio hackwork at its most cynical" and concluding that "never has a mass-produced album been demanded by so few."
Track listing
- "Big Time" 3:53
- "I Ain't no Kitty" 4:37
- "No Dogs Allowed" 5:28
- "Gotta get Up" 4:00
- "Kat in the Casino" 4:36
- "On the Prowl" 4:06
- "Skat StrutSkat Strut"Skat Strut" is a single of the fictional rapper MC Skat Kat, released in 1991. It was the first and only single released from The Adventures of MC Skat Kat and the Stray Mob...
" 3:41 - "Kat Stories" 4:02
- "So Sweet So Young" 3:47
- "I Got Crazy" 3:21
- "New Kat Swing" 4:03
- "Skat Kat's Theme" 4:39