Hell With the Lid Off, released in 1990 (see 1990 in music), is the first album by MC 900 Ft. Jesus collaborating with DJ Zero (see MC 900 Ft. Jesus § Career).

Hell With the Lid Off
Studio album by
Released1990
GenreHip hop
Length57:35
LabelNettwerk
ProducerMC 900 Ft. Jesus
MC 900 Ft. Jesus chronology
Hell With the Lid Off
(1990)
Welcome to My Dream
(1991)
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Hell With the Lid Off was released on Nettwerk Records. It has a heaven-and-hell theme to it, and track titles repeatedly mention such topics as God, heaven, and angels. The songs themselves are often about mental illness, UFOs, voodoo, and violence; the comic delivery and tongue-in-cheek lyrics put this far outside the norm for a typical Nettwerk release. The album is sample-laden and has a hip hop feel to it, though it shares little with that genre either.

Track listing

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(all songs written by Griffin, except where noted)

  1. "A Greater God" – 2:52 (Chaney/Chaney)
  2. "Real Black Angel" – 4:21
  3. "Truth is Out of Style" – 5:43
  4. "UFO's Are Real" – 5:21
  5. "Shut Up" – 5:42
  6. "I'm Going Straight to Heaven" – 4:03
  7. "Spaceman" – 6:55
  8. "Talking to the Spirits" – 6:31
  9. "Too Bad" – 5:33
  10. "A Place of Loneliness" – 0:47
  11. "Born with Monkey Asses" ^ – 5:43
  12. "Straight to Heaven" (instrumental) ^ – 4:04

^ CD-only bonus tracks

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