Word Power (album)

Word Power
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 1989
GenreHip hop
Length53:59
Label
Producer
Divine Styler chronology
Word Power
(1989)
Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light
(1992)
Singles from Word Power
  1. "Ain't Sayin Nothin/Tongue of Labyrinth"
    Released: 1989

Word Power is the debut album by American rapper and producer Divine Styler. It was released on October 23, 1989, on Ice-T's Rhyme $yndicate Records under Epic Records. The album peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The Scheme Team, a hip hop collective of Divine Styler, made their introduction on the record.

Divine rhymed about being proud of heritage (highlighted on "It's a Black Thing") and featured audio production handled by Bilal Bashir (who made later instrumentals for the likes of Everlast, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube), who later re-released this album in instrumental form in 2005. The album produced the only lead single "Ain't Sayin' Nothin", featuring a scratch noise similar to the sound used in "Jump Around" and "Insane in the Brain". It peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.