Life in the Streets
Studio album by
Prince Ital Joe & Marky Mark
Released29 April 1994[1]
Recorded1993–1994
Genre
LabelUltraphonic Records
ProducerAlex Christensen, Frank Peterson, MC Shan, Prince Ital Joe
Prince Ital Joe & Marky Mark chronology
Life in the Streets
(1994)		 The Remix Album
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Music & Media(favorable)[2]
Music Week[3]
NME3/10[4]

Life in the Streets is the debut album by reggae/ragga recording artist Prince Ital Joe and the third album by rapper Marky Mark. The album was released in 1994 for Ultraphonic Records and blended Prince Ital Joe's reggae with Marky Mark's hip hop.[5] Life in the Streets was not released in the United States, but it was a success in Germany, where most of the album was produced in the Eurodance style. Four singles charted on Germany's Media Control Charts: "Life in the Streets" (#12), "Happy People" (#4), "Babylon" (#17), and "United", which held the #1 position for five weeks. Songs "Life in the Streets", "In Love" and "United" appeared in the Danny DeVito movie Renaissance Man, while "United" also appeared in The NeverEnding Story III.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "United they made more impact then the two on their own. The album roughly follows the pattern of the hit single(s), which is Euro dance coupled with American rap know-how. Currently residing on Jamaica, the Prince throws in some reggae ("To Be Important") for good measure, whereas Boston kid Marky takes care of the streetwise hip hop ("In the 90's"). Despite his job as a model for Calvin Klein, he's still very keen on staying real. It's the kind of reality, based on the certainty of a further string of hits engendered by this work of collaboration."[6]

Track listing

  1. "Life in the Streets Intro" - 1:43
  2. "United"- 4:02
  3. "Rastaman Vibration"- 3:35
  4. "Happy People"- 3:58
  5. "To Be Important"- 3:54
  6. "In Love"- 3:40
  7. "Babylon"- 3:54
  8. "Love of a Mother"- 3:38
  9. "Into the Light"- 3:56
  10. "In the 90's"- 3:16
  11. "Prankster"- 5:02
  12. "Life in the Streets"- 3:44

Credits

References

  1. ↑ Watson, Miranda (21 May 1994). "Prince Ital, Marky Mark Turn To Germany For Top Production" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 10. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "New Releases > Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 20 August 1994. p. 7. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Reviews > Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 25 February 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ↑ DQ (20 August 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 32. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Wolfgang Spahr (3 December 1994). "Hitmakers '94". Billboard magazine. p. 54. Retrieved 4 March 2006.
  6. ↑ "New Releases > Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 20 August 1994. p. 7. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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