In the Nude

1993 studio album by Luke

In the Nude

Studio album by

Luke

Released

July 12, 1993 (1993-07-12)

Studio

Luke Recording Studios (Miami, FL)

Genre

Dirty rap

Length

1:06:23

Label

Luke

Producer

Beat Master Clay D.
Bishop "Stick" Burrell
Eddie Miller
Home Team
John "Swift" Catalon
Mike "Fresh" McCray

Luke chronology

I Got Shit on My Mind
(1992)

In the Nude
(1993)

Freak for Life
(1994)

Singles from In the Nude

"Work It Out"
Released: 1993
"Cowards in Compton"
Released: June 1993

In the Nude is the third studio album by the American rapper Uncle Luke. It was released on July 12, 1993 via Luke Records.^[1] Production was handled by Mike "Fresh" McCray, Home Team, Eddie Miller, Clay Dixon, John "Swift" Catalon and Bishop "Stick" Burrell, with Luke serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from JT Money, Clayvoisie, Home Team, H-Town, Jiggie Gee and Fresh Kid Ice. The album reached at number 54 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.^[2]^[3]

The album was supported with two singles: "Work It Out" and "Cowards in Compton". Its lead single, "Work It Out", peaked at number 58 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 16 on the Hot Rap Songs. The second single off of the album, "Cowards in Compton", made it to number 93 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In the songs "Dre's Momma Needs a Haircut" and "Cowards in Compton" Luke disses Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg and Death Row Records, referencing to Dre's World Class Wreckin' Cru times fashion choices.^[4]^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]
RapReviews	5/10^[7]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music	^[8]

In his mixed review for AllMusic, editor Jason Thurston found that the "album packed with frenetic and danceable hip-hop jams" and added that "Luke betrays a softer side on the funky "Tell Me What You Know", an almost tender tribute to African-American women".^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Do You Hear the Lambs Calling"	Mike "Fresh" McCray	2:10
2.	"Work It Out"		3:07
3.	"We're Fuckin'"		0:42
4.	"Bad Land Boogie" (featuring Home Team)	Home Team	3:54
5.	"I Got a Fuckin' Headache"		0:31
6.	"Tell Me What You Know"	Mike "Fresh" McCray	6:04
7.	"Dre's Momma Needs a Haircut"		1:03
8.	"Cowards in Compton" (featuring JT Money and Clayvoisie)	Mike "Fresh" McCray	3:59
9.	"Head, Head & More Head, Pt. II" (featuring Jiggie Gee and JT Money)	Mike "Fresh" McCray	4:30
10.	"Weenie Roast"		0:39
11.	"Menege a Tois, Pt. II"	John "Swift" Catalon	5:06
12.	"Pimple on My Dick"		0:50
13.	"The Hero"	Eddie Miller	3:19
14.	"Whatever"	Beat Master Clay D.	5:17
15.	"Stop Looking at My Dick"		0:50
16.	"The Hop"	Mike "Fresh" McCray	4:08
17.	"L.L.O.L.M."		1:25
18.	"Freestyle Joint" (featuring JT Money, Clayvoise, Fresh Kid Ice and Home Team)	Mike "Fresh" McCray Home Team	5:27
19.	"$100 Bet"		1:13
20.	"Bust a Nut" (featuring H-Town)	Bishop "Stick" Burrell	5:12
21.	"Wear a Rubber"		1:11
22.	"Take It Off"	Beat Master Clay D.	4:35
23.	"The Boy Got Some Dick"		0:24
24.	"Headbanger"	Eddie Miller	4:19
25.	"Good to the Last Drop"		0:26
26.	"Shout Outs"	Mike "Fresh" McCray	6:15
Total length:			1:16:23

Personnel

Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell – lyrics, vocals, executive producer
Patrick "Debonaire" Walter – vocals & producer (tracks: 4, 18)
Van "Drugz" Watler – vocals & producer (tracks: 4, 18)
Jeffrey "JT Money" Thompkins – vocals (tracks: 8, 9, 18)
Clayton "Clayvoisé" Roland – vocals (tracks: 8, 18)
Regenia "Jiggie Gee" Anderson – vocals (track 9)
Christopher "Fresh Kid Ice" Wong Won – vocals (track 18)
H-Town – vocals (track 20)
Gary King – guitar & keyboards (track 11)
Eddie Miller – drums (track 13), producer (tracks: 13, 24), mixing, engineering
Michael "Mike Fresh" McCray – producer (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 9, 16, 18, 26)
John "Swift" Catalon – producer (track 11)
Clay Dixon – producer (tracks: 14, 22)
Bishop "Stick" Burrell – producer (track 20)
Mike Fuller – mastering
Milton Mizell – graphics

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[9]	54
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	8

References

^ Bynoe, Yvonne (2006). Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 50.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Top Pop Albums (5th ed.). Record Research Inc. p. 520.
^ Iverem, Esther (18 July 1993). "Hard to believe". Fanfare. Newsday. p. 3.
^ Sarig, Roni (September 7, 2007). "Third Coast: Outkast, Timbaland, and How Hip-hop Became a Southern Thing". Hachette Books – via Google Books.
^ Gallivan, Joseph (13 Jan 1994). "The war of words between rappers on the west and east coasts...". Pop Music Page. The Independent.
^ ^a ^b Thurston, Jason. "In the Nude - Luke | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 29, 2022). "Luke :: In the Nude – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. MUZE. p. 450.
^ "Luke Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ "Luke Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2024.