Apache Ain't Shit

Apache Ain't Sh..
Studio album by Apache
Released	February 9, 1993
Recorded	November 1991 - September 1992
Studio	Unique Recording (New York City, New York)
Genre	East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, Underground hip hop
Length	45:44
Label	Tommy Boy Entertainment / Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Apache, Diamond D, DJ Mark the 45 King, Double J, Large Professor, Benny Medina (exec.), Queen Latifah (exec.), S.I.D. Reynolds, Sha-Kim (exec.), Q-Tip

Apache Ain't Sh.. is the debut studio album by American rapper Apache. It was released on February 9, 1993 via Tommy Boy Entertainment and Warner Bros. Records. Recording sessions took place at Unique Recording in New York City from November 1991 to September 1992. Production was handled by DJ Mark the 45 King, Q-Tip, S.I.D. Reynolds, Large Professor, Apache, Double J and Diamond D. It includes guest appearances from Nikki D, Cut Monitor Milo (of Leaders of the New School), Kollie Weed, The Jigaboos and the My Dick Posse, Latee, Cee, Double J, Vin Rock and Treach (of Naughty by Nature), with Queen Latifah, Benny Medina and Sha-Kim serving as executive producers.

The album peaked at #66 on the Billboard 200 and #15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Apache Ain't Shit released the singles: "Do Fa Self" and "Gangsta Bitch" (which peaked at #67 on the Billboard Hot 100, #49 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and #11 on the Hot Rap Singles chart).

Track listing

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Beginning"	-	Peaks	Apache, S.I.D. Reynolds	1:20
2.	"Tonto"	Apache, Nikki D	Peaks	Double J	4:16
3.	"Do fa Self"	Apache	Peaks	DJ Mark the 45 King	3:19
4.	"Gangsta Bitch"	Apache	Davis, Peaks	A Tribe Called Quest	4:45
5.	"A Fight"	Apache	Peaks	S.I.D. Reynolds	3:31
6.	"Kill D'White People"	-	Peaks	Double J	0:17
7.	"Hey Girl"	Apache, Cut Monitor Milo, Collie Weed	Mitchell, Peaks, Scott	Large Professor	3:38
8.	"Apache Ain't Sh.."	Apache	Peaks	S.I.D. Reynolds	3:40
9.	"Blunted Snap Session"	-	Peaks	S.I.D. Reynolds	2:43
10.	"Who Freaked Who"	Apache, Nikki D	Peaks	Diamond D	3:42
11.	"Get Ya Weight Up"	Apache	Peaks	Diamond D	3:55
12.	"Woodchuck"	Apache, Cee, Double J, Latee, Treach, Vin Rock	Peaks	Apache	4:23
13.	"Make Money"	Apache	Peaks	Double J	3:01
14.	"Wayz of a Murderahh"	Apache	French, Peaks	S.I.D. Reynolds	3:16

Samples

The Beginning

• "Apache" by Incredible Bongo Band

Tonto

• "Holy Thursday" by David Axelrod
• "Watermelon Man" by Herbie Hancock

Gangsta Bitch

• "Fool Yourself" by Little Feat
• "Love and Happiness" by Monty Alexander
• "Gangster Boogie" by Chicago Gangsters
• "It's Funky Enough" by The D.O.C.

A Fight

• "I'm Glad You're Mine" by Al Green
• "Shining Star" by Earth, Wind & Fire
• "More Peas" by Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s

Kill D'White People

• "Tyrone Goes Reggae" from Saturday Night Live

Hey Girl

• "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" by The Whatnauts
• "Where Do I Go?" by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot
• "Britches" by The Meters

Who Freaked Who

• "Blues (Part II)" by Blood, Sweat & Tears
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
• "Who’s Gonna Take the Weight" by Kool & the Gang
• "North Carolina" by Les McCann

Get Ya Weight Up

• "Underdog" by Sly & the Family Stone
• "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown
• "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
• "Groove Me" by King Floyd
• "Wah Wah Man" by Young-Holt Unlimited

Make Money

• "Who’s Gonna Take the Weight" by Kool & the Gang
• "Letha" by Charles Earland

Wayz of a Murderahh

• "Rated X" by Kool & the Gang
• "How I Could Just Kill a Man" by Cypress Hill
• "Murder Dem" by Ninja Man