Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen

Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen is a 1991 album by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, as well as their final studio album. It is best known for the lead track "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" which reached #1 on the Billboard R&B and Dance charts. The only other single released from the album was the ballad "Where Were You When I Needed You". The album's title is named for the Manhattan neighborhood in which lead vocalist Lisa Velez grew up and lived until the mid-2000s. The first half of the album was produced by C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivillés, and the second half was produced, as with the previous Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam albums, by Full Force.

Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic


 * Karen Bernod - background vocals
 * Robert Clivillés - arranger, composer, drums, editing, keyboard arrangements, mixing, percussion, photo imaging, producer, vocal arrangement
 * David Cole - arranger, composer, keyboard arrangements, keyboards, mixing, producer, vocal arrangement, background vocals
 * Carol Cooper - executive producer
 * Deborah Cooper - background vocals
 * Ricky Crespo - editing
 * Jim De Barros - design
 * Pete Diorio - engineer, mixing
 * Ex Girlfriend - background vocals
 * Alan Friedman - composer, programming
 * Full Force - arranger, composer, executive producer, mixing, vocal arrangement, background vocals
 * Michael Hughes - arranger, percussion, producer, rap
 * Ernie Isley - composer
 * O'Kelly Isley - composer
 * Ronald Isley - composer
 * Rudolph Isley - composer
 * Carl James - bass
 * Chris Jasper - composer
 * Bashiri Johnson - percussion
 * Acar S. Key - engineer
 * Lisa Lisa - executive producer, photo imaging, primary artist, vocals, background vocals
 * Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam - executive producer, performer, primary artist
 * Chuck Loeb - guitar
 * Fred McFarlane - keyboards
 * Veronica McHugh - production coordination
 * Cindy Mizelle - background vocals
 * Alexander "Spanador" Mosley - arranger, guitar, keyboards, producer
 * Ken Nahoum - photography, photo imaging
 * Duran Ramos - composer, keyboard arrangements, vocal arrangement
 * Cheryl Pepsii Riley - background vocals
 * Bob Rosa - editing, mixing
 * Steve Salem - executive producer
 * Lisa Velez - group member
 * Barbara Warren-Pace - producer, production coordination
 * Audrey Wheeler - background vocals
 * Tim White - photography
 * Larry Yasgar - executive producer