Apache Ain't Sh.. | |
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![]() Studio album by Apache | |
Released |
February 9, 1993 |
Recorded |
November 1991 - September 1992 |
Studio |
Unique Recording |
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 |
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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