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The Skills Dat Pay da Bills
The Skills Dat Pay da Bills
Studio album by Positive K
Released	November 3, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:04:52
Label	Island
Producer	Big Daddy Kane; Dave Thomas; Easy L.G.; Jazzy Jay; Jim Nice; Laze-E-Laze; Rich Lord; Silver D; The LG Experience; Vance Wright;
Positive K chronology
Singles from The Skills Dat Pay da Bills
	"Nightshift"; Released: February 10, 1992; "I Got a Man"; Released: October 6, 1992; "Ain't No Crime"; Released: March 23, 1993; "Carhoppers"; Released: October 5, 1993;

<i>The Skills Dat Pay da Bills</i>

The Skills Dat Pay da Bills

1992 studio album by Positive K

The Skills Dat Pay da Bills is the debut studio album by American rapper Positive K.^[4] It was released on November 3, 1992 via Island Records. Production was handled by Easy L.G., Silver D, Big Daddy Kane, Dave Thomas, Jazzy Jay, Jim Nice, Laze-E-Laze, Rich Lord, The LG Experience and Vance Wright, with Blossette Kitson serving as executive producer. It features a lone guest appearance from Grand Daddy I.U.

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The album peaked at number 168 on the Billboard 200 and number 50 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States.

It was supported with four singles: "Nightshift", "I Got a Man", "Ain't No Crime" and "Carhoppers". Its lead single, "Night Shift", peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs. Its second single, "I Got a Man", became a hit, reaching number 14 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Dutch Top 40, number 41 in New Zealand and number 43 on the UK singles chart, as well as received Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. The third single off of the album, "Ain't No Crime", made it to number 16 on the Hot Rap Songs.

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No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro (Pos K Theme)"	Vance Wright	0:57
2.	"Pass the Mic"	Silver D	4:46
3.	"One 2 the Head"	Jazzy Jay Easy L.G. (co.)	4:10
4.	"Shakin'"	Easy L.G.	5:00
5.	"How the Fuck Would You Know"	Easy L.G.	5:13
6.	"Carhoppers"	The LG Experience	4:12
7.	"Nightshift"	Big Daddy Kane	4:10

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
8.	"Intro (Back the Fuck Up)"	Dave Thomas	1:08
9.	"I Got a Man"	Easy L.G.	3:50
10.	"Ain't No Crime"	Jim Nice	6:07
11.	"The Shout Out"	Easy L.G.	2:37
12.	"Friends"	Rich Lord	4:52
13.	"Minnie the Moocher" (featuring Grand Daddy I.U.)	Laze-E-Laze	4:11
14.	"Nightshift" (Remix)	Silver D	4:40
15.	"A Flower Grows in Brooklyn"	Easy L.G.	4:07
16.	"It's All Over"	Easy L.G.	4:52
Total length:			1:04:52

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	168
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	50

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B-^[2]
The Source	^[3]