| Taste of Chocolate | ||||
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| Released | October 30, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 53:25 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| Rolling Stone |  [5] |
| The Source | [6] |
Taste of Chocolate is the third album by American rapper Big Daddy Kane, released in October 1990 on Cold Chillin' Records.[7] The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 37 on the Billboard 200 chart.[8][9]
Artists such as Barbara Weathers, Gerald Albright and Barry White appeared on the album.[7]
"Cause I Can Do It Right" reached No. 22 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart.[10][11] "It's Hard Being the Kane" reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and "All of Me" featuring Barry White got to No. 14 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[12][13]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Taste of Chocolate" (Intro) | Big Daddy Kane | 2:05 |
| 2. | "Cause I Can Do It Right" | Big Daddy Kane | 4:09 |
| 3. | "It's Hard Being the Kane" | Prince Paul | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Who Am I" (featuring Gamilah Shabazz) | Big Daddy Kane | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Dance With the Devil" | Cool V | 4:06 |
| 6. | "No Damn Good" | Prince Paul | 3:52 |
| 7. | "All of Me" (featuring Barry White) | Andre Booth | 5:45 |
| 8. | "Keep 'Em On the Floor" (featuring Barbara Weathers) | Big Daddy Kane | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Mr. Pitiful" | Cool V | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Put Your Weight On It" | Big Daddy Kane | 2:47 |
| 11. | "Big Daddy vs. Dolemite" (featuring Rudy Ray Moore) | Big Daddy Kane | 4:49 |
| 12. | "Down the Line" (featuring Scoob Lover, Scrap Lover, Mister Cee, Lil Daddy Shane and Ant Live) | Mister Cee | 5:11 |
| 13. | "Taste of Chocolate" (Exit) | Big Daddy Kane | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 53:25 | ||
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Year | Song | Hot R&B Singles | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales |
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| 1991 | "Cause I Can Do It Right" | 22 | 4 | 47 |
| "All of Me" | 14 | – | – | |
| "It's Hard Being the Kane" | 91 | 17 | – |
