Neneh Cherry
Raw Like Sushi
Label:  Virgin 
Date:  1989
Length:  0:00
Format:  CA
Genre:  Rap; Hip-Hop
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Buffalo Stance    
      2.  
      		 Manchild    
      3.  
      		 Kisses on the Wind    
      4.  
      		 Inna City Momma    
      5.  
      		 Next Generation    
      6.  
      		 Love Ghetto    
      7.  
      		 Heart    
      8.  
      		 Phoney Ladies    
      9.  
      		 Outré Risqué Locomotive    
      10.  
      		 So Here I Come    
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      Defiant, sexy, playful, nervy, womanly, and wise, 1988's Raw Like Sushi was the opening salvo in Neneh Cherry's brilliant, if woefully underappreciated, career. The hit "Buffalo Stance," with its reworking of Malcolm McLaren's Buffalo Gals vibe, found Cherry erroneously labeled as a rap artist. True enough, there are hip-hop elements on Raw Like Sushi, as well as pop, electronic, R&B, and dance, all gleefully mixed up in a progressive melange of beats, cultures, emotions, and grooves. Besides being fierce, funky, and one of the best debuts in memory, Raw Like Sushi helped redefine what women could do in the rigid realm of late-'80s African American music, and it sounds as good today as it did the day it was released. --Amy Linden