Apache (rapper)

{{Short description|American rapper (1964-2010)}}

{{about|Anthony Peaks, U.S. rapper|the German rapper|Apache 207|others|Apache (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Apache

| image = Anthony Peaks.jpg

| caption = Apache in his "Gangsta Bitch" video

| birth_name = Anthony Peaks

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1964|12|26}}

| birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|1|22|1964|12|26}}

| death_place = Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| origin =

| instrument =

| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = Rapper

| years_active = 1987–2010

| label = {{hlist|Tommy Boy|Warner Bros.}}

| past_member_of = Flavor Unit

}}

Anthony Peaks (December 26, 1964 – January 22, 2010), better known as Apache, was an American rapper.

Peaks emerged from New Jersey in the late 1980s as a front man for the Flavor Unit, a hip-hop group.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p15443|pure_url=yes}} |title=Apache > Overview |last=DaRonco |first=Mike |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=February 5, 2010}} He first appeared on the Flavor Unit album, The 45 King Presents The Flavor Unit, in 1990. Apart from his individual records, he also featured on the albums of Naughty By Nature, Queen Latifah, 2Pac and Fat Joe.{{discogs artist|Apache|name=Apache}}

He signed with Chris West Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records and released his debut album, Apache Ain't Shit (1993), which peaked at number 69 on the Billboard 200 and No. 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/apache-aint-shit-mw0000095867/awards |title=Apache Ain't Shit: Awards|work=AllMusic |access-date=October 18, 2015}} Also featured on the album was the single "Gangsta Bitch", which peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 11 on the Hot Rap Singles.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/apache-mn0000927086/awards |title=Apache: Awards|work=AllMusic |access-date=October 18, 2015}} Apache released the single "Do Fa Self" in 1993. In 2008, his song, "Gangsta Bitch", would be featured in the video game, Saints Row 2.

Peaks died on January 22, 2010, of undisclosed causes.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630352/20100122/naughty_by_nature.jhtml |title=Rapper Apache dies |publisher=MTV News |date=January 22, 2010 |access-date=February 20, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100126072003/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630352/20100122/naughty_by_nature.jhtml| archive-date= 26 January 2010 | url-status= dead}} According to fellow Flavor Unit members Ali Ba-Ski and Lakim Shabazz, the cause of death was heart failure after years of excessive eating, smoking and drinking.{{Cite web|url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/08/flavor-unit-oral-history|title=The Original Flavor Unit: An Oral History|website=Daily.redbullmusicacademy.com|accessdate=January 22, 2020}}