Face the Nation

Track Listings
1. He Never Changes    
2. Puzzles    
3. Why?    
4. When the Walls Come Down    
5. Chisel Meets the Stone    
6. Face the Nation    
7. Over the Horizon    
8. Man You Would Write About    
9. When I Get Home    
10. Every Reason to Believe    
11. Take Me to the Place    
12. When I Get Home (Reprise)    

Face the Nation, Music, 4Him, CCM, Contemporary Gospel, Religious / Contemp. Christian
Face the Nation
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Irresistible, simply fun hip hop
  • nice cd
  • Kid 'N Play stands the test of time.
  • Classic Early 90's rap album!!
  • House Party
 Face the Nation
Kid 'N Play
Manufacturer: Select
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E7SW
Release Date: 1995-01-19

Tracks:

  1. It's Alright Y'all
  2. Back on Wax
  3. Got a Good Thing Going On
  4. Next Question
  5. Face the Nation
  6. Foreplay
  7. Slippin'
  8. Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody
  9. Give It Here
  10. Bill's at the Door
  11. Toe to Toe [Fat R&B Mix]

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Irresistible, simply fun hip hop.......2007-01-27

After two successful albums, a TV show, and a popular movie, Kid `N Play had made a name for themselves as the kings of the radio-friendly mainstream rap and pop culture icons by 1991. At the same time, in an increasingly gangsterized rap genre, the group was beginning to suffer some backlash from the harder rappers for their light and humorous style. I am not at all ashamed to say I love Kid `N Play's music, they are always fun to listen to and their music makes me feel good. I respect that they make positive music that kids can listen to think they were a great group. Kid `N Play are simple MCs, allowing their straightforward wordplay and nice chemistry to do lots of the talking. They certainly won't hit you over the head with their lyricism, but their simplicity is part of the charm. This album is split between their regular party tracks, with the great, upbeat production that made them famous. It should be noted that by far the best song they ever recorded, "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody," is only found on this release, and that song is incredible. The beats are fast and danceable, always great. Although the producers who contributed to their classics like "2 Hype" remain on board for "Face the Nation," this album also enlists outside producing greats like Pete Rock, the man I consider the greatest producer ever. But this doesn't mean they have jazz-inflicted, instrumental heavy beats; it kind of sounds as if someone were to say, "Hey, Pete Rock, do your best imitation of a Kid `N Play beat" (which isn't to say that all of his contributions aren't excellent!). No one knows a good groove like Kid `N Play. As 1991 was the year of "The Low End Theory" and "Death Certificate," Kid `N Play saw that their style could use a little updating, and as the title indicates, they up the social consciousness on a lot of these songs, speaking out against drugs, ghetto violence, and the rappers setting a bad example. I think "Face the Nation" is a really underrated album, and I highly recommend it to all fans of upbeat party hip hop or the late 80s/early 90s sound.

The album begins with "It's Alright Y'all," which immediately kicks in with a friendly, funky standard Kid `N Play beat, for an upbeat and enjoyable party track. "Back on Wax" is a song that screams "guess who's back" over a sax-laden beat. Some of the boasts here are a little over-the-top ("we're the ones who made Saturday mornings fun"?), but overall it's a good comeback track. "Got a Good Thing Going On" is a bass heavy song about a happy love relationship. The first Pete Rock production, "Next Question," is one where the duo defends their style and challenges rappers who don't set good examples for the masses. It's staged in the format of a press conference, and it's a solid song that shows consciousness. "Face the Nation" is excellent, utilizing a great beat, conscious rhymes, and a sample from a Martin Luther King speech to make a song of classic caliber. The mostly instrumental "Foreplay" briefly speaks on the significance of jazz in hip hop before just kicking into a dope instrumental. After the pretty good "Slippin'," which samples an often used Steve Miller Band song, comes the best track Kid `N Play ever made, the previously mentioned "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody." This song is simply incredible, upbeat hip hop at its finest. The production is absolutely amazing, with oh-so-funky guitars and a fast bassline that will get stuck in your head and you'll love it. "Give It Here" is decent, and lyrically "Bill's at the Door" is a highlight. It deals with the troubles of trying to make ends meet in the ghetto, and how some have to resort to different means to make money. The last song is a nice remix to "Toe to Toe," a single from their "Kid `N Play's Funhouse" album.

Kid `N Play suffered a lot of backlash following this album, which was really too bad. It's a 100% fun and entertaining rap album. Unfortunately, it has gone out of print and is getting harder to find, so I suggest fans buy it while they can. Kid `N Play is so much fun that if you honestly can't feel them, I'm tempted to say that your blood's not flowing. I suggest that listeners new to Kid `N Play first check out their 1988 debut "2 Hype," which is their most focused and entertaining album that made them famous. But for those who liked that album and miss the fun sounds of this era from the likes of Kwame or DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, "Face the Nation" might be the album for you.

5 out of 5 stars nice cd.......2005-06-08

Best kid and play CD they ever made. You have to be into this kind of softer hip hop to enjoy. If you like this CD, check out house party 3.

5 out of 5 stars Kid 'N Play stands the test of time........2005-04-13

What can I say, they delivered again. Its different than 2 Hype and Fun House though. As you can expect from a record named Face the Nation, this is a more political and socially conscious Kid 'N Play. They come out hard against drug dealers, racism, sexism, and gangsta rap personas. I have to agree with them all accounts and commend them for putting out something positive for the kids to listen to during this hip hop era. Despite some of the heavier subject matter, a fun, classic hip hop vibe is still maintained through out this album. I also have to note that the production is quite good. Hurby "the Luv Bug" Azor is no longer in the driver's seat for the production on this album and only has a remix at the end of the record. Instead, other producers take the lead inlcuding legendary Pete Rock and Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson, who produced the most infectous beats on Funhouse. Even Play is quite impressive on the boards. And of course the great tag-team rhyming of Kid 'N Play is still in effect. I think they would easily wax most of todays MCs who seem to be of a lesser breed. Really, they are one of the greatest duos of all time, don't let anyone tell you other wise because they hated on their forays into feature films and cartoons.

5 out of 5 stars Classic Early 90's rap album!!.......2004-09-22

How rap use to be before everyone got all bitter and angry, not happy. Kid N' Play use to be about fun!

3 out of 5 stars House Party.......2004-01-07

Kid N Play - the fun side fof Hip-hop, in a similar vein to Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff. This album came out on my 9th birthday, and although its not as good as 2 Hype it still rocks ass. 13 years on, and I'm still listening oto it! Take Ain't Gonna hurt No Body, probably the best Kid N Play song there was. Its a pity the cartoon got cut.
Face the Nation
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Very Good Album
  • Fantastic!
  • Awesome!!!!
 Face the Nation
4Him
Manufacturer: Verity
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000005DI
Release Date: 1997-08-26

Tracks:

  1. He Never Changes
  2. Puzzles
  3. Why?
  4. When The Walls Come Down
  5. Chisel Meets The Stone
  6. Face The Nation
  7. Over The Horizon
  8. A Man You Would Write About
  9. When I Get Home
  10. Every Reason To Believe
  11. Take Me To The Place
  12. When I Get Home (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A Very Good Album.......2005-08-12

I remember the first time I bought one of those amazing "CD players". They'd been around for a few years, but being just a teenager with no job I had to wait a while to be able to afford one.

When I finally bought a CD playing boom box, I bought three CDs to go with it. 4Him's Face the Nation was one of them. I fell in love with high-quality CD audio for the first time with this CD (and two others). Oh how fascinated I was by putting on my headphones and flipping around to different tracks and listening to the most subtle nuances than could never come through before with a cassette player.

With the CD player, I became an audiophile overnight. But it's funny how first impressions of a whole new thing can be tinted with the lenses of context. My musical world revolved around this album for weeks, until I could afford more CDs, and I never complained or got too sick of it.

I'm feeling a little nostalgic right about now, because I found this CD in a stack of old classics that I needed to rip to WMA for restored enjoyment. Even as I write this, I'm listening to the WMA-ripped tracks, completing one of my personal favorites, "Puzzles". I haven't heard this album in years, and it still sounds as good (if 90's-ish) as it ever did.

As an album, this is one of 4Him's better ones. "He Never Changes" is a pleasant song about how God's immutability. Its nuances are memorable, having some synth pads and nylon string guitar expressions and gentle vocals, yet keeping an upbeat if gentle speed as a first track. "Puzzles" is a declarative prayer that people acknowledge their need for God. It has stronger synth and background distortion guitars, but is a very good song, one of my favorites. "Why?" is a thoughtful slow song about how the mysteries of life's frustrations will not quench the faith of a committed believer. "When the Walls Come Down" starts out with somewhat of a synth cliche, and its chorus is repetitive. ("Where ya gonna be when the walls come down? Tell me, where ya gonna be?" Repeat over and over again.) It is a track worth forgetting. The following track, "Chisel Meets the Stone", is the second best track on the album, both musically and lyrically. It's another prayer of personal devotion to God, and in retrospect I think it kept me going in my final years of high school in the right direction. Musically, it is a simple song, not one to appeal to most youth (nor "youth" of the 90s), but it appealed to me, with its "chime" and "flute" synth background, its double-snare beat, its ukelele during the bridge, and its vocal harmonies. "Face the Nation", the title track, is somewhat of a chore to listen to, and its lyrics seem to have an almost political feel. The synth work seemed a little sloppy, and I think I can hear a mistake in the lead synth line. "Over the Horizon", a celebration of anticipated Heaven, is musically an obvious tribute to lounge jazz, having only three instruments backing up the vocalists: an upright bass, a piano, and a soft-playing trap drum set. The chorus sung by the vocalists is fun and beautifully sung, making this song a true rare classic. "A Man You Would Write About", a song describing how God's favor and significance as one who serves Him is an ideal to strive for, is the best song on the album and one of the best songs ever written and played on the radio in that year. I even bought the accompaniment track and sang it at church. "When I Get Home" is apparently a response to the tragedy of a lost loved one, describing anticipation for seeing the loved one again upon arriving in Heaven. In my opinion, it's musically too simple to be notable. "Every Reason to Believe" is difficult to listen to; its boring electronic snare drum is way too loud, robbing from the melody and nuances of the simple musical production. I'm sure it could have been a great song, "Sing praise to the God of creation...", but I usually skip it. "Take Me to the Place" is a call for first love of God, and its musical direction is appropriate and gentle, but the bridge comes off at first like a secular love song, "I gotta have you close to me." Once understood, though, it proves itself to be a good song about one's relationship with God.

I hear the first few seconds of the first track and I almost get goosebumps as it reminds me yet again of that first day when I pulled out that CD from the jewel case and put it into my new CD player and closed my eyes and breathed it in.

This is a very good CD if you like 4Him's style, and I'd recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!.......2004-04-16

Okay, more of those definite life-changing songs here. A "Man You Would Write About" is just about the best Christian song that's come about in a long time. Here are some of the lyrics: "I want to be a man that you would write about a thousand years from now, that you would read about. Your servant of choice in whom You found favor, a man who heard Your voice." That just about says it all, I think. The rest of the album is just as great - check it out!

5 out of 5 stars Awesome!!!!.......1999-01-12

These are songs that, if you really listen to, you will not soon forget. " A Man You Would Write About" is considered by many to be not only the best song on this CD, but even possibly 4Him's greatest song. It is one of my favorites, and once you hear it you are sure to understand why. I also love "Why?" "Chisel Meets the Stone" and all the others of course.
Face the Nation
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Face the Nation
    4 Him
    Manufacturer: Capitol
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00008ETJ7
    Release Date: 1994-10-04

    Tracks:

    1. He Never Changes
    2. Puzzles
    3. Why?
    4. When the Walls Come Down
    5. Chisel Meets the Stone
    6. Face the Nation
    7. Over the Horizon
    8. Man You Would Write About
    9. When I Get Home
    10. Every Reason to Believe
    11. Take Me to the Place
    12. When I Get Home (Reprise)
    Face the Nation
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Face the Nation
      Kid 'N Play
      Manufacturer: Select Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      Pop RapPop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B00008FQMQ
      Release Date: 1996-01-04

      Tracks:

      1. It's Alright Y'all
      2. Back on Wax
      3. Got a Good Thing Going On
      4. Next Question
      5. Face the Nation
      6. Foreplay
      7. Slippin'
      8. Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody
      9. Give It Here
      10. Bill's at the Door
      11. Toe to Toe [Fat R&B Mix]
      Face the Nation
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Face the Nation
        Kid 'N Play
        Manufacturer: Select / Ada
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
        Pop RapPop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B00000JTBA
        Release Date: 1999-10-26

        Tracks:

        1. It's Alright Y'all
        2. Back on Wax
        3. Got a Good Thing Going On
        4. Next Question
        5. Face the Nation
        6. Foreplay
        7. Slippin'
        8. Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody
        9. Give It Here
        10. Bill's at the Door
        11. Toe to Toe [Fat R&B Mix]
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          ProductGroup: Music
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          ASIN: B000EJ9LDE
          Release Date: 2006-04-07

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          2. Maniac [Club Mix]
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          Face the Nation
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            		Face the Nation
            Breed Nation
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              		Date Rape Nation/Jerk Lessons
              Apocalypse Hoboken
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              Thought Crusade/Face The Nation
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                No For An Answer , and Carry Nation
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