Downtown Science is the only studio album by American rap duo Downtown Science. It was released in 1991 through Def Jam Recordings/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment. The recording sessions took place in New York City at Chung King Studios, Apollo Studios, Sigma Sound Studios, and Nightmare Productions, Inc. The album was produced by members Bosco Money and Sam Sever, who also served as executive producers.
Two singles were released: "Room to Breathe" and "Radioactive". The duo supported the album by opening for Big Audio Dynamite II on a North American tour.
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Critical reception
The Baltimore Sun noted that "Sam Sever and Bosco Money treat their sampled sound bites the way an arranger would treat individual instruments, painstakingly orchestrating each rap until it begins to articulate a definable sense of mood and dynamics." The Washington Post opined that the "lack of lurid sex-and-violence posturing is refreshing, but Money's raps are often bland and banal instead."
Personnel
Kenneth Carabello – main artist, vocals, producer, executive producer
Sam Citrin – main artist, producer, executive producer
Kevin Reynolds – recording & mixing
Adam Gazzola – recording & mixing
Warren Shaw – recording
Michael Baksh – photography