The Message

by Eddie Griffin

Overview

Though a rather tired rap tune featuring Master P and Silkk the Shocker is stapled on to the beginning of the album, this is in fact a spoken word, comedy record. And what words they are! Griffin gives new meaning to "playing it blue," comparing women's genitalia to an ATM machine and schooling about the equation of racial penis sizes to women's financial freedom. Recorded at the Punchline in San Francisco, the album is often quite funny. But in the end, Griffin's shctick is rather mean spirited, as when he informs the whites in the audience that they get a free "Nigga Card" for attending the evening's performance. This tired "you know what's funny about whitey/you know what's funny about niggas" bit was insightful when Richard Pryor did it some 20 years ago, but it seems like back-peddling here. ~ Tim Sheridan

Product Details

Release Date:	03/09/1999
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624696629
Rank:	131043

Tracks

1. This Is for the Rider
2. Alien Me
3. Ballin' 4 Pussy
4. Nigga Card
5. ATM
6. The Letter "I"
7. Talkin' Yo Way Outta Of
8. Coke Situation
9. Oo Crack
10. Save My Money
11. Outta Work Pimp
12. The Rilla
13. Back to Black
14. Taco Bell
15. Hide & Go Get It
16. Surgeon General/Food & Drug
17. Nick at Night
18. Acid Dragons
19. Grandma's Home
20. Where's My Joint, Part 1
21. Where's My Joint, Part 2

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eddie Griffin   Primary Artist
Master P   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Silkk the Shocker   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Eddie Griffin   Composer,Arranger,Producer,Concept,Lyricist
Master P   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Performer
Steve Anderson   Editing
Livio Harris   Mastering
Neil France   Photography
David Banks   Liner Notes,Producer
Silkk the Shocker   Performer
Jimmy Juarez   Producer