Word Power (album)

Word Power
Studio album by Divine Styler
Released	October 23, 1989
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Rhyme $yndicate/Epic/CBS Records
Divine Styler chronology
- Word Power (1989) Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light (1992)Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light1992

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For other uses, see Word Power (disambiguation)

Word Power is the debut album by Divine Styler, released in October 23, 1989 on Epic Records. On this album, Divine rhymed about being proud of heritage (highlighted on “It's a Black Thing”) and featured Bilal Bashir (who made later instrumentals for the likes of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Everlast), who later re-released this album in instrumental form in 2005. The album is best known for the songs “Ain't Sayin’ Nothin,” which featured a sample scratch noise similar to the sound used in House of Pain's song “Jump Around”; Cypress Hill's “Insane in the Brain”; and “Freestyler,” which featured samples of James Brown.

Track listing

1. "Introduction" - 0:48
2. "Free Styler" - 5:16
3. "Get Up on It" - 4:41
4. "The Last Black House on the Left" - 6:46
5. "It's a Black Thing" - 5:12
6. "Play It for Divine" - 2:48
7. "Koxistin U4ria" - 3:40
8. "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" - 4:17
9. "Divinity Stylistics" - 4:12
10. "Tongue of Labyrinth" - 5:23
11. "In Divine Style" - 1:46
12. "Rain" - 4:31
13. "Word Power" - 4:48

External links

• Discogs page.
• A blog on the album, includes two songs from the album.