Blacks' Magic

Blacks' Magic is the third studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released on March 19, 1990, by Next Plateau Records and London Records. A critical and commercial success, the album peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200 and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments in excess of one million copies in the United States. The album spawned four commercially successful singles, three of which reached the top 10 of the Hot Rap Singles chart; "Let's Talk About Sex" (number 13 in the US, number two in the UK), "Expression" (number 26 in the US, number 23 in the UK), "Do You Want Me" (number 21 in the US, number five in the UK), and "You Showed Me" (number 47 in the US, number 15 in the UK).

Blacks' Magic
Studio album by
Salt-N-Pepa
ReleasedMarch 19, 1990 (1990-03-19)
Recorded1989–1990
Studio
  • Bayside Sound (New York City)
  • Soundtrack (New York City)
GenreHip hop
Length52:48
Label
  • Next Plateau
  • London
Producer
Salt-N-Pepa chronology
A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
(1988)
Blacks' Magic
(1990)
A Blitz of Salt-n-Pepa Hits
(1990)
Singles from Blacks' Magic
  1. "Expression"
    Released: November 13, 1989
  2. "Independent"
    Released: May 5, 1990
  3. "Do You Want Me"
    Released: May 25, 1991
  4. "Let's Talk About Sex"
    Released: August 31, 1991
  5. "You Showed Me"
    Released: November 30, 1991
  6. "Expression '92"
    Released: March 12, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Entertainment WeeklyB+
Los Angeles Times
Melody Maker(favorable)
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Spin(favorable)
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