Zingalamaduni
| Zingalamaduni | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 14, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
| Studio | Transmedia Studio (Georgia) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:25 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis/EMI | |||
| Producer | Speech | |||
| Arrested Development chronology | ||||
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| Initial reviews (in 1994) | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Select | |
| Smash Hits | 4/5 |
| Spin | |
| The Village Voice | C+ |
| Retrospective reviews (after 1994) | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10 |
Zingalamaduni is the second album by American hip hop group Arrested Development, released on June 14, 1994, by Chrysalis Records. The album's title is a truncated form of a Swahili phrase meaning "the beehive of culture." Despite spawning three singles ("United Front", "Africa's Inside Me" and "Ease My Mind", the latter being the highest-charting single released from the album), it was considered a commercial disappointment compared to their previous album 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of..., peaking at number 55 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.