Sure Shot Redemption Explained

Sure Shot Redemption is the debut solo album by the Black Sheep member Dres.^{[1] [2]} It was released in 1999 through Ground Control Records.^[3]

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that Dres's "voice still boasts a suave demeanour and shines on jazzy selections 'As I Look Back' and 'Hi & Lo', but his lyrical content is now reflective and spiritual; no strobe light honeys here."^[4] Miami New Times thought that "on slower songs like 'As I Look Back' and 'Hi & Lo', Dres unveils the wise man that always seemed nascent in Black Sheep's wiseass tone."^[5]

Track listing

1. "Pardon Me" (Single)
2. "As I Look Back"
3. "Damn Right"
4. "Hi & Lo"
5. "Never Say" (featuring The Legion)
6. "Start of Somethin' Big"
7. "Sky's the Limit" (featuring The Legion)
8. "Endz"
9. "It's Going Down" (featuring Chi-Ali and Droop Dog)
10. "Back 2 Back"
11. "You're So Vain" (featuring Horace Brown)
12. "Night Time" (featuring Vicki Miles)
13. "Grand Groove"
14. "Straight Paper"
15. "Tru Kings"

Notes and References

1. Web site: I Am Hip-Hop: Conversations on the Music and Culture. Andrew J.. Rausch. April 1, 2011. Scarecrow Press. Google Books.
2. Samuels . Anita M. . WHO'S THE BLACK SHEEP? . Billboard . Sep 26, 1998 . 110 . 39 . 25.
3. Web site: Black Sheep Releasing First Track In Six Years. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925160537/https://www.mtv.com/news/820253/black-sheep-releasing-first-track-in-six-years/. dead. September 25, 2021. MTV News.
4. Web site: Dres The Black Sheep Sureshot Redemption | Exclaim!. exclaim.ca.
5. News: Heimlich . Adam . Rotations - Yat-Kha; Dres . Miami New Times . September 30, 1999 . Rotations.